Saturday, June 27, 2009

Avasara Koottu by Saraswathy Balakrishnan

I'm not sure of a suitable name for the dish so I'm naming it as Avasara Koottu. This dish is a hot favorite of my family back in India which my MIL makes very often when her kitchen runs out of vegetables. It's an excellent side dish for chapati,poori, doasi even rice just like semi koottu poryial:Ingredients:
First pressure cook 1/2 cup toor dhal with some garlic cloves (abt 3),1/2tsp turmeric and sambar powder and salt to about 3-4 whistles..Keep aside

5 ripped tomatoes cubed
1 large red onion chopped
2 green chillies slit lengthwise
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1/2tsp cumin seeds
sprig of curry leaves
1/4tsp turmeric powder
1tsp chilli powder
chopped coriander leaves
3tbsp besen flour mixed with 3tbsp of warm water..make sure no lumps are found
salt to taste.

Method :
Coat a heavy bottom wok with 1tsp ghee and 1tsp oil. Once heated splutter curry leaves,mustard and cumin seeds followed by chopped onions. Once the onions turned brown add the cubed tomatoes with salt,turmeric and chilli powder . Saute til the tomatoes release their juice and the raw smell of the spice powders are removed. Then add in the besan mixture-once it starts to thicken add the dhal mixture and bring to boil. Adjust the level of salt and transfer to serving bowl with chopped coriander leaves..

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