May
Potato and Cucumber Kootu
Ingredients
1. Cucumber-2 in case of small or 1.
2. Potato-3 medium or 1 large
3. Toor Dhal-1/1/2 cups
4. Desiccated Coconut-3/4th cup
5. Green Chili-5 nos
6. Channa Dhal-1 spoon
7. Urad Dhal-1/2 spoon
8. Kadi Patta-few sprigs
9. Jeera-1/2 spoon
10. Salt- to taste.
Method
Peel and cut the cucumber, potato into medium pieces and take
Wok and add the veggies with just enough water for it to cook.
Add turmeric and channa dhal. Allow it to cook well.
In mixer grind coconut, urad dhal, jeera and green chili into fine paste like chutney and set aside.
Pressure cook the tur dhal.
When the veggies are done, add tur dhal, coconut paste and salt and mix well.
Now keep in it on sim so that veggies and gravy mix well.
When done add seasoning of mustard, urad dhal.
Finally place the kadi patta and switch off flame and add it to kootu.
Before serving pour small bit of coconut oil (optional)
You can mix it with plain rice and have it and or it goes well with rasam.


