Moru Kootan

Name: Moru Kootan
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: Elavan (Ash gourd) cut into big cubes – 1 cup; 1.5 cups Thick Curd (sour); 1 cup Grated Coconut; 2-3 Green Chilies; 1 pinch Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 Dried Red Chillies; 1/4 tsp Methi seeds; 1 tsp Coconut Oil; leaves Curry

Gauri Kannan @cook_113688410

Moru Kootan

Gauri Kannan @cook_113688410

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Ingredients

Elavan (Ash gourd) cut into big cubes – 1 cup
1.5 cupsThick Curd (sour)
1 cupGrated Coconut
2-3Green Chilies
1 pinchTurmeric Powder
1 tspMustard seeds
1Dried Red Chillies
1/4 tspMethi seeds
1 tspCoconut Oil
leavesCurry

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Steps

1

In a vessel add the chopped ashgourd and about 1.5 cups of water.
2

Add turmeric powder and salt and boil until the ashgourd pieces are cooked.
3

Grind coconut with green chillies into a paste. Use a little of the curd for grinding instead of water.
4

Add the ground paste to the cooked ashgourd. Mix well.
5

Now whisk the sour curd without any lumps and add to the coconut ashgourd mixture. Check for consistency and salt.
6

Simmer until the kootan froths up. Do not boil after adding curd. Remove from heat.
7

Temper with Mustard, Red Chillies and Methi seeds. Garnish with curry leaves.