Wash and pressure cook ½ cup of moong dal with 1.5 cups of water along with ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, for 3-4 whistles.
Chop the drumstick 3-4 cm long.
In a pan add the chopped drumstick and 1and ¼ tsp sambar powder, asafoetida, ¼ tsp turmeric powder and little salt.
Let this boil and cook till the drumsitcks gets cooked well. Let this not loose it shape. Do not pressure cook as it will tend to get over cooked.
Now add the cooked dal to this.
Grind ¼ cup of coconut and 1 tsp cumin seeds into a fine paste.
Add this to the pan.
Mix well and add salt. Add little water to adjust the consistency, if needed.
Mix this well and let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
Switch off the pan.
Add 2 tsp of coconut oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Once the mustard seeds splutter, transfer this to the kootu.
Yummy drumstick kootu is ready.
Serve with hot rice or millet.
