Koottu Curry Recipe
Ingredients :
- bengal gram [kadala] - 1/2 cup [100g]
- raw banana [nenthrakkaya] - 300g
- yam [chena] - 300g
- chilly powder - 1 tsp
- turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- cumin seeds [jeerakam] - 1 tsp
- grated coconut - 1.5 cups
- pepper powder - 2 tsp
- jaggery - 2tbs
- coconut oil
Method
- soak kadala overnight and cook in a pressure cooker until soft with enough water and salt
- peel and chop banana and yam into cubes
- transfer them into a clay pot
- add chilly power, turmeric, pepper,curry leaves, salt and enough water and cook until soft
- mix cooked kadala with cooked veggies
- prepare coconut paste by grinding 1/2 cup coconut, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and a little water
- add the coconut paste and 1/4 cup water into the cooked veggies
- cook this for 3 - 4 minutes
- add jaggery and mix well
- drizzle 1 tbs coconut oil and turn off the flame
- heat up 1 tbs oil in a pan
- crackle 1 tsp mustard seeds and fry curry leaves and 2 - 3 red chillies
- add rest of the grated coconut and roast until golden
- combine this well with the curry and delicious koottu curry is ready to serve
