Koottucurry

In this curry, a miscellaneous variety of vegetables and some Bengal gram are used. The difference between this and 'Aviyal' is that no tamarind is added.

Ingredients :

Bengal gram
dal - ¹/₂cup
Pumpkin, snake gourd,
Long runner beans, yam,
Cucumber - ¹/₄kg (all together)
Inner flesh of
drum stick - ¹/₂cup
Grated coconut - ¹/₂cup
Turmeric powder - ¹/₄tsp
Green chillies - 3 (split into 2)
Salt to taste

Coconut oil - ¹/₄cup
Mustard - 1tsp
White gram dal - 2dsp
Dried red chillies - 3 (each sliced into 3)
Curry leaves - 2sprigs
Ghee - 1dsp
Grated coconut - ¹/₄cup

Method of Preparation :

Cook the bengal gram dal with salt and water to a thick gravy. Clean and cut the vegetables into small pieces. Par boil the vegetables by steaming. Grind ¹/₂cup grated coconut and mix it with turmeric powder and green chillies.

Heat oil and season mustard, white gram dal, dried red chillies and curry leaves. Add the ground coconut mixture. Saute for sometime, till the water dries. Add the cooked vegetables, salt and bengal gram dal. Saute well.

Heat 1dsp ghee and fry the ¹/₄cup grated coconut in it till golden brown. Add this to the koottucurry and mix well.