Bottle Gourd Curry - Koottu Recipe

Bottle Gourd Koottu - Bottle Gourd Curry

By shriya on Jul 14, 2008 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | Print This

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Bottle Gourd

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This yet another recipe from my mother inlaw’s kitchen. I have never tried bottle gourd before and didn’t know it was so easy to cook. It’s very healthy and makes for a tasty side dish for chapathies and rice. Besides its healthy properties, there is a little known fun fact about this vegetable. Its dried and cored skin is used to make traditional musical instruments like Tambura and Veena.

I am sending this recipe to Pooja of My Creative ideas who is hosting Â “Vegetable of the Week ” - Bottle gourd Event

And I am submitting this recipe to Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons Who is hosting Curry Mela Event.

Thanks for reminding me srivalli.

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd : 1 no
Channa dal : 1/4 cup
Onion : 1/2
Tomato : 1
Water : 3/4 cup

For Seasoning :

Oil : 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds : 1tsp
Whole Red Chili : 2
Curry Leaves : 4

Method Of Preparation :

Soak the channa dal for 15 minutes and after that pressure cook it with onion, tomato, 1/2 cup of water and a little salt for four whistles.
After that remove it from heat and add the peeled and chopped Bottle Gourd into the above mixture and again pressure cook it for one whistle in medium heat.
Then open the lid and let it simmer inÂ medium heat .
Heat oil in a pan and add the seasonings. After the seeds sputter, put this seasonings in the above bottle gourd mixture.
Boil the mixture till it becomes thick in consistency or until the water goes off and then remove from heat.

Serve this bottle gourd koottu hot with Aapam, rice or chapathi.

Bottle Gourd

Note :
If you are out of tomatoes and onions you can just do all the steps as mentioned above but add a spoon tamarind juice at the last boiling step.

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15 Responses to “Bottle Gourd Koottu - Bottle Gourd Curry”

Cham July 14th, 2008, 9:58 pm

Today is Soraikai kootu day, including mine it is 3 recipe… Looks good and yummy!
Divya July 14th, 2008, 10:46 pm

koottu looks delicious..i seldom cook bottle gourd in my kitchen,this one sounds great for a start!!
Lakshmi July 15th, 2008, 1:27 am

kootu looks so nice. B.gourd galores!
Srivalli July 15th, 2008, 1:48 am

shriya, that looks so lovely…nice entry..you can send this to curry mela at my place too!
Pooja July 15th, 2008, 12:01 pm

kootu looks delicious Shriya . thank you for being apart of Vow Bottlegourd.
Deviyani July 15th, 2008, 4:18 pm

Kootu Looks yummy Shriya
Bhawana July 15th, 2008, 7:26 pm

Shriya this is looking wonderful. perfect entry :).
Ria July 16th, 2008, 12:37 pm

Hi,If i don’t have pressure cooker how do I cook the channa dhal…can i just boil it?

Thanks
Zlamushka July 16th, 2008, 1:26 pm

I came here through WhatÂ´s For Lunch, Honey? I am hosting an event dedicated to trying foods from other bloggers. Meeta is in the spotlight for July. I really hope you can participate
vanamala July 16th, 2008, 2:52 pm

First time iam here nice blog …Nice recipes
Deepthi July 17th, 2008, 3:08 pm

kootu looks yummy
Scorpio December 22nd, 2008, 10:08 am

Hey this look yummy and simple recipe.
Sandesh Sheth November 8th, 2009, 5:30 pm

I made it and liked it. Thank you.
k.jayakar babu March 1st, 2010, 3:58 am

I always try to avoid to bring sorakai as my wife does’nt know to cook it deliciously. ‘Koottu’, well, it sounds nice. This time I’ll ask my wife to try this. One doubt, without chilli powder, how can it be swallowed for spicy lovers like me. Any remedy?
shriya March 1st, 2010, 10:52 am

Hi , Actually I’ve added green chilies in it. So it ll give gud spicy level to the kootu.