Friday, January 23, 2015

Chayote Squash(Seemebadnekai) kooTu

This kooTu is a Tamil preparation. It is a very aromatic curry which could be eaten both as a side dish as well as with plain white rice. Learnt from Gayathri Rajesh

Prepare a paste/masala using half a coconut, 6 roasted red chillies, 1 tblsp roasted urad dal, 1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds, 7-8 peppercorns and 2 pinches of asafoetida/Hing. Grind all these together in a mixer. Cook in a container adding ample water and salt until it starts boiling
. To this, add medium sized cubes of seemebadnekai and cook until done.