Parangikai Pal kootu

Parangikai pal kootu is a dish which can be made from yellow pumpkin or green parangi pinju or yellow squash or any summer squashes. This is one of the famous tamilnadu dishes. Its mild sweet in taste.

This yummy pal kootu can be served with vetha kuzhambu sadam / Puliyodharai / Milagu kuzhambu sadam.

Ingredients:

yellow squash - 1

Salt - a pinch

sugar - 2 tsp

coconut - 2 tsp

milk - 1/4 cup

For Tempering:

Gingelly oil - 1 tsp

urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

hing - a pinch

green chilli - 1

Preparation:

Cook the squash for 10 mins in 2 cups of water with salt.

Grind coconut with milk and add the paste to cooked squash

Add sugar and let the mixture cook for another 2 mins. 

Switch off the flame. After 5 mins, season the kootu with tempering.

Servings: 3