Green Sundakkai Kootu

Today's post is on Sundakkai (Turkey Berry) Kootu. This is a special post because this sundakkai is home-grown. Yes, we have a small garden at our home growing tomatoes, cauliflower, guava, avocado, sundakkai, capsicum, green chilli, basil leaves, karpuravalli leaves, curry leaves and roses. Swipe to the right to see the picture of the sundakkai on the plant. Do you have a garden at home? What are you growing? Do let me know in the comments section.

Sundakkai has lots of health benefits. They (are):

👉 Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal

👉 Good for digestion

👉 Iron rich that is beneficial for treating anemia

👉 Good for controlling diabetes

👉 Good for heart as it contains essential amino acids

👉 Good for treating intestinal worms

👉 Prevents kidney disease

Okie lets get on to the post. This is a mixture made out of Sundakkai with moong dal and spices in a coconut gravy.

Ingredients:

Green Sundakkai 1 cup

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Moong dal 1/2 cup

Fennel Seeds 1/2 tsp

Shredded Coconut 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Shredded Coconut 3 tbsp

Bengal gram dal 1 tbsp

Pepper 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds 1 tsp

Oil

Mustard Seeds 1 tsp

Curry Leaves

Method:

🌿 Add green sundakkai, chopped onion, tomato, fennel seeds and moong dal to a vessel.

🌿 Add turmeric powder and water to it. Pressure cook for 4 whistles.

🌿 Heat oil in a pan. Add bengal gram dal, pepper, cumin seeds to the pan. Once it becomes brown, remove it from the pan and allow it to cool.

🌿 Grind it along with coconut into a thick paste adding little water once cooled.

🌿 Add this ground paste along with salt to the cooked sundakkai dal.

🌿 Allow this kootu mixture to simmer for couple of minutes.

🌿 Switch off the flame.

🌿 Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

🌿 Once it splutters, pour it over the kootu mixture.

🌿 Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves.