India
Kootu Curry With Kadala Paruppu Recipe
Prep Time | 60 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 2 cups ash gourd peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup Iyams peeled and chopped
- 3 tbsp chana dal/kadal paruppr
- ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp chilly powder
- 1 tsp powdered jaggery
- salt to taste
For Tempering
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp white broken urad dal
- 1-2 dry red chilies
- 1/2 cup Scraped fresh coconut
- Few sprigs curry leaves
Ingredients
For Tempering
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Instructions
- Soak the Kadala paruppu for about an hour.
- Heat a wok and add the soaked dal with just enough water and cook until the dal is almost done.
- To this add the chopped vegetables, turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and jiggery. Add enough water so that the vegetables are just immersed and cook until the vegetables are soft.
- Grind ½ cup of coconut with cumin seeds into a smooth paste adding a little water.
- Add the ground paste to the cooked dal and vegetables and mix well. Check for seasoning.
- Heat oil in another wok.
- Crackle the mustard seeds then add the urad dal, as soon as the dal starts changing color, add the coconut and fry till dark brown. Also add the dry red chilies and few curry leaves in this.
- Pour this tempering over the prepared vegetable dal mixture and mix well.
- Serve.