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Beans poricha kootu
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Beans Poricha kootu

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For cooking Dhal:
  • 1/2 cup Moong dhal
  • 11/2 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp ghee/oil
For Roasting and Grinding:
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tsp urad dhal
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 4 dry red chilly
  • ¼ cup shredded coconut
To make kootu:
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp urad dhal
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp asafoetida
  • ½ tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
  • 200 gm beans chopped 1½ cup
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

Method
 

For cooking Dhal:
  1. Rinse dhal well
  2. Add it into a pressure cooker with little ghee or oil
  3. cover the lid, pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame
For roasting and Grinding:
  1. Heat the oil in a pan, add 1 tsp coriander seeds, 2 tsp urad dhal, 1 tsp cumin, and 4 red chilis
  2. saute it for 4 minutes
  3. Add ¼ cup of coconut shredded
  4. saute it for 5 minutes
  5. turn off the flame, allow it to cool
  6. Transfer the mixture into a blender jar, add ¼ tsp pepper blend it into a smooth paste with little water
For making kootu:
  1. Heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, and curry leaves
  2. put chopped ginger, saute it for a while
  3. Add chopped beans and saute
  4. Sprinkle salt and pepper
  5. pour 1 cup of water cover and cook it for 10 minutes for the beans to cook
  6. open the lid add in cooked dhal and ground paste and mix well
  7. Bring into aboil, now the beans kootu is ready