Vazhathandu Koottu

Ingredients
Vazhathandu -2 cups (cut into fine cubes)
Thoor dal - less than 1/2 cup
Channa dal -1 tblsp
Onion - 1
Green chilly - 1(slit it)
Garlic - 4 pods
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Tumeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - tblsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Coriander leaves - 2 to 3 tblsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2 to 3 tblsp
Salt and water

Preparation
1. Cook thoor and channa dal and mash it.
2. Heat oil in pan and temper with mustard, urud dal, green chilly and curry leaves. Add chopped garlic and fry to golden brown color and then add onion and fry.Once onion is fried add vazhathandu, tumeric powder and 11/2 water. Once vazhathandu is cooked add mashed dal, jeera and pepper powder, corainder leaves and salt. Boil it for 5 min or until thick consistency is attained. Switch off stove. Finally add coconut and mix well.

Note
Vazhathandu has to be cleaned well. Soak it immediately in water. Else the color will change to black!.
You can replace thoor dal with moong dal. And channa dal can also be added in temper section.