Kootukari

Koottukari is a combination of different kinds of vegetables ,coconut and bengal gramDal. Onam Sadya is incomplete without a koottukari. Now a days for weddings also this is an item for lunch in Kerala.

Ingredients

White pumpkin,Carrots,Chocho(chayote),long squash – diced- 1/4 cup each
Bengal gram dal(kadal paruppu) – 1 cup
Coconut grated – 1 cup
Turmeric pdr – ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Cumin seed – 1 tsp
Red chillies – 2

Seasoning

Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Curry leaves – 6
Coconut oil – 2 tsp

Method

1. Pressure cook the Dal and vegetables(3-4 whistles) adding turmeric pdr seperately.
2. Fry ½ cup grated coconut to golden brown in a pan with out adding oil.
3. Grind the other ½ of coconut with cumin and red chillies into a fine paste adding little water.
4. Mix the ground paste to the vegetables and dal and cook it.Season it with mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves. Sprinkle the fried coconut in the end and cook it in low flame for 3 mnts.