Enjoy the reciepie of Keerai kootu - one of the famous dish in South India !!

Keerai kootu is one of the famous dish in South India. It's taste is great. Try this healthy natural dish for lunch & enjoy. These are the ingredients & procedure how to make it ?

Ingredients

• Amaranthus/arai keerai 2 cups
• Moong dal 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1/8 tsp
• Sambar powder 1 tsp
• salt & water As needed

To grind

• Grated coconut 1/4 cup
• Rice flour 1 tsp

To temper

• Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds / jeera 1/2 tsp
• Small onion 5 no.

How to make it ?

• Wash & chop the keerai smoothly.
• In a pressure cooker base , take the chopped keerai , moong dal , sambar powder , salt and water.
• Cook it for 1 –2 whistle in low fire.
• Grind the coconut with rice flour adding little water to make a smooth paste on other side.
• After the steam is released from the cooker, mash the mixture well till moong dal becomes mushy.
• Now add the coconut paste, combine well and allow it to boil till kootu becomes semi thick in consistency.
• In a kadai , Fry onion till turns dark golden brown with a nice smell.
• Mix all things with plain rice & ghee
• Enjoy the dish !