Watermelon rind mor kootu | Buttermilk Stew
Kootu is a perfect quickfix side for those lazy days and makes for a complete and healthy meal option . The Mor kootu is a buttermilk based kootu variety that can be made with ash gourd, snake gourd, cabbage or a mixture of vegetables.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Watermelon rind – 2 cups chopped into pieces
- Cucumber - 1/2 cup
- Turmeric powder –a pinch
- Sour Yogurt 1 cup
- Salt – to taste
Masala to grind
- Coconut – 1/2 cup
- Green chilies – 4 to 5 to taste
- Cumin seeds – 2 tbs
- Gram flour – 1.5 tsp
For seasoning
- Oil – 2 tsp coconut oil would be best.
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Urad dal – 2 tsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Asafetida – a pinch
Instructions
- Peel the watermelon skin off the rind and chop it into small pieces.
- In a pan add 1/2 cup water, turmeric, salt and add the chopped watermelon rind
- Let it cook down for 5-6 minutes till soft. Add more water if needed.
- Meanwhile, grind the coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds and besan/gram flour into a smooth paste.
- I like to add the part yogurt and part water for grinding. Make sure not to too much liquid to grind the mix.
- Once the rind is cooked well. Add the ground coconut masala and let the kootu simmer for 5 mins in low flame.
- If you feel the gravy is thickening and needs water you can add plain water or thin dal water
- At this time add in the rest of the whisked yogurt but do not let the mixture boil. Just when it starts to bubble up from the sides tun off the heat.
- Heat oil for seasoning and add the seasoning ingredients.
- The aroma is simply amazing