Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chow Chow Moong dal Kootu











Ingredients
Chow Chow - 2 ( cut to cubes)
Moong dal  - 1/3 cup
Coconut - 2 piece
Red chilly - 1
Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tblsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Hing - generous pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/3 tsp
Salt

Preparation
1. Grind coconut, pepper, jeera and red chilly to smooth paste.
2. Pressure cook dal with water and turmeric powder for 3 whistle. Mash it roughly.
3. Add 2 cup water to a pan and bring to boil. Add chow chow cubes. Close pan and cook until its done. Add ground coconut paste, mashed dal, salt and boil for 5 more min.
4. Mean while heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard, urud dal, hing and curry leaves. When dal, ground paste and veggi are cooked and blends well. Switch off stove and add the tempering. Serve hot with any spicy gravy and rice combo.

Note
1. You can also add chopped shallots in tempering section.
2. You can also boil veggies and dal together in single pan. I use to pressure cook along with rice.



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