Vellarikkai Kootu / Cucumber Stew
Vellarikkai Kootu is an excellent side for eating with rice. Cucumbers that are mature and not that good to eat, can be excellent for this Cucumber Stew.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 117kcal
Equipment
- pan
- Pot
- Grinder
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1 large Vellarikkai / Cucumber or 2 medium
- ¼ cup Payatham paruppu / Moong dal
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 Green chilies
- ½ cup Coconut grated
- 1 teaspoon Rice
- to taste Salt
- to garnish Cilantro
To season –
- 1 teaspoon Oil preferably coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Ullatham paruppu/ urad dal
- 2 Red chilies
- ¼ teaspoon Asafetida
- few Curry leaves
Instructions
- Scrape the skin of the cucumber and slice it vertically. Remove the seeds (if they are too big) and then chop the cucumbers into small cubes.
- Wash the dal and add it along with the cucumber in a sauce pan. Add water just to cover the vegetable and then cook over medium heat.
- In the meantime, grind together the green chilies, cumin seeds, rice and the coconut into a smooth paste.
- Once the vegetable and the dal are cooked, add salt required for the kootu. Now add the ground paste and bring it to a boil. The rice in the paste will help thicken the coconut.
- In a small pan, heat oil and add all the ingredients listed under the seasoning. Add the fried seasoning to the kootu and serve hot with rice topped with a dollop of nei!
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg