Mangalore cucumber Kootu also known as Cucumber Kootu is a quick and easy to make one pot recipe made with mangalore cucumber and moong dal goes well with rice.
The following ingredients are needed to prepare Mangalore Cucumber Kootu.
Ingredients:-
Mangalore Cucumber.- 1 medium size
Moong dal. - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut. - 1 cup
Tomato. - 2
Onion. - 2
Mustard seeds. - 1tsp
Cumin seeds. - 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilly. - 4
Curry leaves. - 1 spring
Hing powder. - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder. - 1tsp
Turmeric powder. - 1/4 tsp
Coconut oil. - 4 tsp
Salt. - to taste
Water. - 2 cup
Instructions:-
1).
Peel the outer skin and cut mangalore cucumber into two halves
lengthwise. Remove the seeds part and chop the cucumber into medium
thick cubes.Wash the chopped cucumber cubes and keep aside.
2). Finely chop onion and tomato and keep aside.
3). Wash moong dal and keep aside.
Method:-
1). Heat 4 tsp coconut oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard and cumin seeds and saute well.
2). Add dry red chillies and curry leaves into the cooker and saute well.
3). Add finely chopped onion and saute well till it becomes translucent.
4). Add hing powder, turmeric powder and red chilly powder and saute well.
5). Add finely chopped tomato and saute well till soft.
6). Add washed moong dal, grated coconut and chopped mangalore cucumber cubes into the cooker and mix well.
7). Add required salt and 2 cup of water into the cooker and mix all the ingredients in the cooker.
8). Cover the cooker with its lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Lower the flame for 3 minutes and switch off the flame.
9). Once the pressure releases open the cooker lid.
10). Mix the mangalore cucumber kootu in the cooker using a ladle and transfer to a serving bowl.
A tasty and delicious one pot recipe- Mangalore Cucumber Kootu is ready to serve with rice.
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