Thursday, May 26, 2011

VALAITHANDU KOOTU

INGREDIENTS:
Valaithandu    1 no
Toor dal        1/2 cup
Onion             1 no
Tomato (country)         1 no
Green chillies             5-6 no
Coconut           2 tbsp
Turmeric powder   a pinch
Curry leaves    few
Sombu powder   2 tsp
Garlic              5-6 cloves
Oil         3tbsp
Mustard       1 tsp
Cloves          2no
Coriander leaves   3 tbsp

METHOD:
Wash and cook the toor dal till soft.
Add a tbsp of oil to kadai and saute onion, tomato and green chillies one by one.
Then add chopped valai thandu and saute for about 3 mins.
Add this to the cooked dal along with salt and turmeric powder. Cover and cook for one whistle.
Open the lid add coconut, sombu powder,and leave for a boil.
Keep another kadai  and heat oil for seasoning.Add mustard seeds and cloves.Then add curry leaves.
Finally add this to  the kootu, garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve for rice with ghee.

3 comments:

  1. Healthy kootu, can have it even everyday..

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  2. Love this thandu .. we dont get it here and it is always on the menu when we go to India.

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  3. this recipe is new to me..I ll try this if possible to get vazha thandu
    Saranya
    http://www.foodandtaste.blogspot.com/

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