Cucumber Kootu

Cucumber is one of the best vegetable to beat summer. This is a low calorie vegetable and has antioxidant property in it. Choose this if you are on weight loss path!!! You can just slice this and eat as a snack or cook it. Here, let us see how to make kootu with cucumber.

Serves : 3

Cucumber - 1

Moong dhal - 3/4 cup

Sambar powder - 1 1/2 sp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 sp

Salt - as needed

Seasoning:

Oil

Onion - 1/2

Mustard

Curry leaves

Method:

Wash and peel skin from cucumber and cut into cubes. Wash and cook moong dhal with needed water and turmeric powder in an open pan till it is soft.

Add cucumber cubes to cooked dhal with sambar powder and salt. Mix well and allow to cook for 5 more minutes.

Take another pan, heat oil and add mustard. When splutters, add chopped onion and curry leaves. Saute for few minutes and add this to kootu and mix well.

Serve with kara kuzhambu/ pepper rasam.

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