Friday, February 4, 2011

Keerai & Pasiparuppu kootu (Green & Mung dhal gravy)

Mulai keerai pasiparuppu kootu - Preparation time 25 to 20 mins

Keerai is available in south india don't know whether it is available in other places. I tried this kootu with mullai keerai you can try out with the keerai available in your place. This kootu will go well with rice and chapati.

Ingredients:-
Keerai - Washed and chopped to small pieces 1 cup
Pasiparuppu (mung dhal) - 1 cup
Pepper - 1 tbsp
Cumin seed - 1 tbsp
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Mustard, cumin - 1 tsp
Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Preparation method:-
Pressure cook pasiparuppu for 2 or 3 whistle (according to your taste. some people like when it is cooked well some don't like that way). If you want you can cook in vessel also. For that boil the water and add the washed pasiparuppu and cook till it is boiled well.
Boil water with turmeric, salt. Add keerai and cook till it is soft. Cooked mung dhal is added and bring to boil. Switch off the flame.
In a mixer grind coconut, pepper & cumin to coarse paste. Mix this with keerai kootu.
In a tawa add oil, mustard & cumin to splutter. Garnish this on keerai.
This kootu will be very light and easy to make. Take this as side dish with rasam rice or curd rice or chapati.

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