Cabbage (muttaikos) & Carrot kootu

Cabbage (muttaikos) & Carrot kootu

Carrot - ½ cup (chopped small cubes)
Cabbage - ½ cup (chopped to small pieces)
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Sambar powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 or 1 ½ cup water (till the vegetables get immersed)
Mustard seed - ¼ tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Toor dhal (Thuvaram paruppu) - 1/2 cup (pressure cooked)
Grated coconut - 3 tbsp (optional)
Cumin seed & Pepper - ½ tsp each (optional) {Grind this with coconut and make a paste}
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 6 (finely chopped)

Preparation method:-
Boil water with turmeric, salt & sambar powder. Once it starts boiling add carrot and cabbage.
Cook till tender/cooked. Now mash the cooked dhal and add. Let this boil.
In a tawa add mustard seed (it should splutter), urad dhal (it should become golden brown), cumin seed (jeera will splutter or If you have thalikkum vadagam (which is made of jeera, urad dhal, onion, mustard, etc) it can be used.
Add coconut paste (optional) to boiling kootu, curry leaves and switch of. Taken with rice/chapati/roti.