Koottu Curry

In Kootu curry, a miscellaneous variety of vegetables and some Bengal gram are used. The difference between this and 'Aviyal' is that no tamarind is added.

  

Ingredients :  

1. Bengal gram dal - 1/2 cup
2. Pumpkin, snake gourd, Long runner beans, yam, Cucumber - 1/4 kg (all together)
3. Inner flesh of drum stick - 1/2 cup
4. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
6. Green chillies - 3 (split into 2)
7. Salt - to taste
8. Coconut oil - 1/4 cup
9. Mustard - 1tsp
10. White gram dal - 2dsp
11. Dried red chillies - 3 (each sliced into 3)
12. Curry leaves - 2sprigs
13. Ghee- 1dsp
14. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Method of Preparation :

• Cook the bengal gram dal with salt and water to a thick gravy.
• Clean and cut the vegetables into small pieces. Par boil the vegetables by steaming.
• Grind 1/2cup grated coconut and mix it with turmeric powder and green chillies.
• Heat oil and season mustard, white gram dal, dried red chillies and curry leaves.
• Add the ground coconut mixture. Saute for sometime, till the water dries.
• Add the cooked vegetables, salt and bengal gram dal. Saute well.
• Heat 1dsp ghee and fry the 1/4 cup grated coconut in it till golden brown.
• Add this to the koottucurry and mix well.