Vegetable Kootu

Ingredients

• Any vegetable from the list(Cabbage,Spinach,beans,broccoli) - 2 cups chopped
• toor dal- 1 cup cooked and mashed
• turmeric powder-1/4 Th tsp
• salt to taste
• Urad daal- 1 1/2 tsp
• Red dry chillies- 4-5 nos
• coriander seed- 3 tsp
• jeera -1/4 Th tsp
• coconut -2tsp shredded
• whole Black pepper- 2-3 nos
• oil -1 tsp

Procedure

1. cook the vegetable in a cup of water with little salt and turmeric (now prepare the masala given below)
2. when the vegetables are well cooked and tender, add the masala .
3. Bring it to boil
4. Finally add the mashed toor dal

Masala procedure

1. Heat a pan in medium flame and add oil
   
2. Add the Urad daal and stir till they turn golden brown
   
3. Then add the coriander seeds ,red chillies,pepper
   
4. after the red chili swells to a bright red color, add jeera,coconut stir them in a low flame for a few seconds
   
5. and grind it into a fine paste adding sufficient water

For Tadka

1. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan
   
2. After the oil is hot add the 1/4 Th tsp of mustard
   
3. Once the mustard seeds splatter add 1/4Th tsp of chana daal and urad daal ,stir
4. on a medium flame till they turn golden brown
   
5. add a pinch of asafotida
   
6. add a dry red chili
   
7. when the chili swell add a few curry leafs
   
8. After they splatter add them to the Kootu.

Garnish it with the tadka and coriander leafs. Serve hot with rice.
Source: straight from my mom's kitchen