Poricha Kootu

Today I am going to share with you another South Indian comfort food. This is called as "Poricha Kootu". A very popular South Indian food. It is basically a lentil based dish with vegetables and added spices. This is a very healthy food as it contains Moong dal which is protein rich and also veggies that is packed with anti-oxidants.

Can you guess what vegetable I used for making this kootu?

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Well, I used Cucumber. Oh yeah , you read it right 😅😅!

Ingredients:

Cucumber 1

Moong Dal 1 cup

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Coconut 3 tbsp

Bengal gram dal 1 tbsp

Pepper 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds 1 tsp

Oil

Mustard Seeds 1 tsp

Method:

🥒 Peel the skin of the cucumber and chop it into small pieces.

🥒 Add chopped cucumber, moong dal to a vessel.

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

🥒 Meanwhile 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.

🥒 Once it is cooled, grind it along with coconut into a thick paste adding little water.

🥒 Add this ground paste to the cooked 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.

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