Pushnika Kootu

For a change i wanted to cook something different which i have not had for a long time. When I went for shopping, I saw Ash gourd (Pushnika). Its a very good detoxifying agent, low calorie vegetable. So picked up a piece of ash gourd. Generally my Mom makes it by adding ground coconut with little jeera, rice and green chilli. But i wanted to make it little different. So tried this and it tasted good.

Ingredients:

Ash Gourd (Pushnika) (cut into small cubes) - 2 Cups
Water - 2 Cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
For Roasting and grinding

Oil - 1 tsp
Channa Dhal - 1 tbsp
Urad Dhal - 1 tbsp
Coconut - 1/2 Cup
Red Chilli - 6-8 nos
Corriander seeds (Dhaniya) - 1 tbsp
Asafoedita - 1/2 tsp
Sat - 1/4 tsp

 

How to make it:

 

1. Roast the ingredients for 5-8 mins under roast and grind column. Grind it to a fine paste and keep aside.

2. In pan, boil water and add the ash gourd, salt and turmeric powder.

3. Once the ash gourd is 3/4 cooked, add the ground paste to this let it cook fully.

4. In a small pan heat oil, add mustard, urad dhal for tampering. Once mustard crackles, add curry leaves and add this to the kootu.