Thakkali kootu recipe
Easy to make Coconut based Kootu recipe with tomato and moong dal
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup tomato cubes
- ½ cup yellow moong dal
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- Salt as needed
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- Few curry leaves
- 1 red chili
- ¼ cup coconut
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
Instructions
- In a vessel add the moong dal and wash it well
- Add 1 cup of water, ½ tsp turmeric powder, and 2 pinches of asafoetida.
- Pressure cook this for 4-5 whistles.
- Keep the cooked dal aside.
- Grind the coconut, green chili, and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
- In a pan add coconut oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chili, asafoetida, and curry leaves.
- Once the mustard seeds crackle and urad dal turn golden brown add the cubed tomatoes.
- Saute this for 2 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of water to this.
- Add the salt.
- Let this boil for 3 minutes.
- Now add the cooked dal to this.
- Mix well and add the ground coconut paste to this.
- Add water to adjust the consistency.
- Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.
- Garnish with few curry leaves.
- Tomato kootu | thakkli kootu is ready.
Notes
1. You can add 1 tsp of sambar powder after adding the tomatoes.
2. Tomato kootu | thakkali kootu pairs well with plain rice and chapati too.
2. Tomato kootu | thakkali kootu pairs well with plain rice and chapati too.
