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fenugreek leaves kootu | vendhayakeerai kootu
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
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soaking time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
South Indian
Servings
3
Ingredients
For cooking dhal
¼
cup
moong dahl
¾
cup
water
For grinding:
¼
cup
shredded coconut
1
tsp
cumin
1
dry red chilly
For making kootu
1
tbsp
oil
½
tsp
mustard seeds
1
Kashmiri Red chili
few
curry leaves
a
pinch
Asafoetida
1
bunch
fenugreek leaves (150 gm)
¼
tsp
turmeric powder
salt to taste
Instructions
For cooking dhal
For pressure cook, the dhal, wash the ¼ cup of moong dhal firstly
Put it in the pressure cooker, pour in ¾ cup of water
Pressure cook for 2 whistles
After pressure releases, open the lid, strain off the water, preserve the dhal for later use
For grinding:
In blender jar, add ¼ cup of shredded coconut, 1 tsp cumin, 1 dry red chilly
Blend it into coarse powder
without adding any water
, and keep aside
For making kootu
heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, put dry red chilly, curry leaves, asafoetida
now add chopped fenugreek leaves, saute it in low flame for 3 minutes
And then add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, and salt (half salt), saute it in low flame for 5 minutes
now add cooked dhal and mix
then add the ground powder and mix. add salt as required, the kootu is ready.
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