Name: Koottu Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); 1 no Raw banana (Pachha kkai); 100 gm Elephant yam (Chena); 100 gm Cucumber (Kumbalanga); 100 gm Snake gourd (Padavalanga); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1 cup Coconut (grated); Pepper (A few); 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder; 1 nos Garlic pods; Curry leaves (A few); 2 tbsp Coconut oil; Mustard seeds (A pinch); 1 no Dry red chilly (Kollamulaku); 1 stalk Curry leaf; 4 tbsp Coconut (grated)

Koottu Curry

Koottu curry made with Bengal gram and vegetables

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 cup Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
1 no Raw banana Pachha kkai
100 gm Elephant yam Chena
100 gm Cucumber Kumbalanga
100 gm Snake gourd Padavalanga
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1 cup Coconut grated
Pepper A few
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1 nos Garlic pods
Curry leaves A few

For seasoning:

2 tbsp Coconut oil
Mustard seeds A pinch
1 no Dry red chilly Kollamulaku
1 stalk Curry leaf
4 tbsp Coconut grated

Instructions

Cook the dal with water and turmeric powder, until tender. Mash lightly.
Cook the vegetables with salt and turmeric powder.
Heat a tsp of coconut oil in a pan.
Fry the grated coconut.
When it turns light brown, add the rest of the ingredients and fry for a while.
Grind them together into a coarse paste.
Add the cooked dal and the ground paste into the vegetables and allow to boil.
Mix well and remove from fire.
Heat coconut oil in a kadai or a pan.
Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilly.
When it begins to splutter, add the grated coconut and fry it until golden brown.
Add the seasoning into the curry and mix well.

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Response (3)

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diana August 14, 2005

the directions are unclear. but i had fun eating, with lots of chore. yum, yum, yum. tell us about more dishes.
goodluck
Happy cooking!

a

asha November 4, 2004

Superb

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Bhargavi June 16, 2008

Hey
ihave some confusions
wat is a cup and table spoon
can u explain with a picture
can u also tell me how many tumblers(SouthIndian stainless Steel tumbler used for drinking coffee) amke one cup
Also Table Spoon is the same as the one used to serve sambhar and rasam