Kootukari--------- A colourful, yummy savoury dish!

Ingredients

• 50 gm gram dal (chana dal) soaked overnight.
• 3 cups vegetables diced small (raw banana, white pumpkin, beans, yellow pumpkin, snake gourd etc )
• 6 red chilies
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp black gram dal (urad dal)
• 2 tsp chana dal (gram dal)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 3 tsp sesame seeds (Til)
• 1 tsp raw rice
• 6 tbsp grated coconut
• 1 piece jaggery (lemon-sized)
• 3 tbsp oil
• Tamarind the size of a gooseberry
• ½ tsp Mustard
• Curry leaves, salt
• Asafetida

Preparation Method

• Fry coriander, urad dal, turmeric, asafetida, chana dal, rice, coconut, red chilies in a little oil. Clean sesame seeds and add.
• Grind into a rough paste.
• Mix the vegetables with jaggery and salt.
• Cook with required amount of water.
• Boil the soaked chana dal.
• Mix the vegetables and cooked dal and place it over the fire.
• Add the ground rough paste allow it to boil.
• Heat 2 tsp coconut oil and add mustard and curry leaves.
• When the seeds splutter, pour it over the curry.