Kootu (Vegetable-Lentil Dish) - Indian Recipe

Kootu (Vegetable-Lentil Dish)

🌍 Indian, Tamil Nadu Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 300g raw banana or yam or drumstick (boiled)
• 150g chana dal (cooked)
• 100g fresh coconut
• 2 tsp cumin
• 4 dried red chilies (ground with coconut). **Tadka:** coconut oil
• mustard seeds
• curry leaves
• dried red chili
• urad dal

Method

1. Grinding — Grind coconut with cumin and red chilies to paste.
2. Mixing — Mix cooked vegetable, cooked dal, and coconut paste in pot; simmer 10 min.
3. Seasoning — Season with salt; prepare tadka and pour over.

Tags: raw banana or yam or drumstick, chana dal, fresh coconut, cumin, red chilies . **tadka:** coconut oil · Source: Brittani's Almanac