Ridge Gourd Kootu

Ingredients

Ridge Gourd 1
Moong dal 1/4 cup
Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

For Grind Masala
Grated Cocount - 1/2 cup
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Green Chilly - 3
Raw Rice - 1/2 tsp

Seasoning
Oil, Mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves.

Method.


Peel and chop the Ridge gourd small cubes.
Cook the Ridge Gourd along with Moond dal, turmeric powder
salt and water. cook till both are soft.
Grind Coconut, green chillies, jeera and raw rice to a smooth paste.
You can also pressure cook for one whistle, transfer them
to a thick vessel and add the ground masala little bit salt.
cook in low frame another 10 minutes.
In a frying pan heat a tbsp of oil and add sesaoning things
when they splutter up add them to the kootu and mix.
Serve with hot rice.

Tomato Rice

Ingredients
- Rice

Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice

Ingredients

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Raw rice - 1 cup

Lemon - 1

Oil - 1 tbs

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli - 1

Green chilli - 2

Ginger - small piece

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Cashews - few (Optional)

Green peas - few (Optional)

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

salt - taste

Preparation

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Cook rice in Pressure cooker.

Rice should be separate.

Heat toil in a pan add mustard, when it splutters

add the urad dal,channa dal, red chilli fry till golden colour.

Add Green chilli,ginger and assafoetida and Curry leaves.

Squeeze lemon and take its Juice.

One big bowl or the same pan should be fine.

Add Rice Lemon juice and add salt.

Mix lightly with a spattula.

Ganish with coriander leaves.

Serve with chips, poriyal/veggies.