Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Venkaya thaal kootu (Onion leaves gravy)

Venkaya thaal kootu (Onion leaves gravy)

Ingredients:-
Vengaya thaal - 1 bunch (washed and chopped well)
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 or 1 ½ cup water (till the greens get immersed)
Mustard seed - ¼ tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Toor dhal (Thuvaram paruppu) - one cup (pressure cooked).
Grated coconut - 3 tbsp (optional)
Sesame oil - 1 tsp


Preparation method:-
Boil water with turmeric, sambar powder and boil. Once it starts boiling add greens and cook till the greens are tender/cooked.
Now mash the cooked dhal and add to greens. Let this boil.
In a tawa add mustard seed (it should splutter), urad dhal (it should become golden brown), cumin seed (jeera will splutter). If you have thalikkum vadagam (which contains jeera, urad dhal, onion, mustard, etc) it can be used instead of above mentioned items.
Add this and grated coconut to boiling kootu and switch of. Onion leaves kootu can be taken with rice/chapati/roti.

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