- Cuisine: South Indian
- Course: Kootu/Gravy
- Prep time:10mins
- Cook time: 30mins
- Serves: 4 Persons.
Ingredients:
- Chana dal 3/4th cup
- Toor dal – 1/2 cup
- Turmeric pinch
- Gingelly oil few drops
- Chow chow or any veggie – 1 cup.
- Pressure cook all the ingredients for 3 whistles. Slightly mash it and set aside.
- To roast and grind:
- Coconut oil – 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds- 1/2 tbsp
- urad dal – 1/4tsp
- chana dal- 3/4th tbsp
- Red chillies – 5 to 6 coconut – 3 tbsp
- Hing
- Fenugreek 4 nos.
- Roast all these ingredients in coconut oil and grind to powder. Mix the powder with the cooked dal nicely.
- In a vessel add 2 cups of soaked and extracted tamarind juice.
- Add salt, turmeric and jaggery. Mix well.
- Add some pr- soaked(30mins) peanuts. Allow them to boil well.
- Now add the pressure cooked dal and boil for 10mins.
- To temper:
- coconut oil- 2 tsp
- mustard-1tsp urad dal and cumin – 1 tsp each
- Curry leaves and red chillies.
- Splutter and saute these and add to the kootu.
- Serve with hot rice.
