Winter Melon kootu /நீர் பூசணி கூட்டு/ வெள்ளை பூசணி கூட்டு

Ingredients

Winter Melon - 1 cup

Peanut- 1 /2 cup (raw)

Tomato- 1 or 2 ( chopped)

Curry leaves- little

Mustard seed- 1 tsp

Urad dhal- 1 tsp

Pepper corn- 1/2 tsp

Coconut - 1/4 cup

Red chillies- 2

Oil- 2 tsp

Cooked Moong dhal- 1 cup

Salt - to taste

Method:

• Add winter melon, peanut, tomato, curry leaves, salt and water in a pressure pan.
• Cook it.
• Heat oil in a pan, add urad dhal, pepper and red chillies. Fry them for sometime.
• Add coconut to the above mix and grind them to paste.
• Add the cooked moong dhal and the paste to the cooked winter melon content.
• Cook them for 5 to 10 mins.
• Season it with mustard and urad dhal.
• Winter Melon Kootu is ready to serve with rice or chappathi.