Snake Gourd & Oats Kootu

Snake gourd and Oats kootu??? yea i have prepared this delicious, simple and easy kootu with snake gourd pieces and quick cooking oats which suits incredibly with hot steaming rice and spicy potato masala....Initially i want to prepare simple and usual kootu with snake gourd with coconut-green chillies grounded masala, but finally i skipped coconut part and prepared this delicious kootu with quick cooking oats instead of coconut based masala..Adding quick cooking oats in gravies doesnt even change their taste but turned out really yummy and thick as oats tends to turns anything thick once they are cooked...People who loves oats or hate coconuts in their gravies can try out this combination for making out kootus or curries..Such a delicious and healthy dish suits prefectly even for growing kids and aged peoples...Am sending this healthy kootu with snakegourd and oats to Radhika's & Sudeshna's Food For Stages Of Life-Kids Special and to MLLA-17 guest hosted by Sra of When my soup came alive, event by Susan...

1cup Snackgourd pieces
1/4cup Cooked moongdal
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
3tbsp Quick cooking oats
1no Onion (chopped)
1no Tomato(chopped)
1tsp Ginger (minced)
1/2tsp Mustard seeds+urad dal
2nos Dry red chillies
4nos Curry leaves
2tbsp Coriander leaves(chopped)
Salt
Oil

To Grind:
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
2nos Green chillies

Grind as fine paste both cumin seeds and green chillies and keep aside...heat enough oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal & dry red chillies..add the chopped onion, curry leaves and saute until the onions turns transculent, add the chopped tomatoes and minced ginger, cook everything until the tomatoes turns mushy...Add the chopped snake gourd pieces,grounded paste,salt and turmeric powder, saute everything until the veggies shrinks..now add the quick cooking oats, saute everything in medium high flame for a while..add enough water to the cooked moongdal and add the dal to the cookies veggies...Cook everything until the veggies get well cooked, finally add the chopped coriander leaves, put off the stove...

Serve hot with hot steaming rice and rotis!!