ONAM special--Koottucurry

Koottucurry

In this curry, a miscellaneous variety of vegetables and some Bengal gram are used. The difference between this and 'Aviyal' is that no tamarind is added.

Ingredients :

Bengal gram dal - 1/2cup Pumpkin, snake gourd, Long runner beans, yam, Cucumber - 1/4kg (all together) Inner flesh of drum stick - 1/2cup Grated coconut - 1/2cup Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Green chillies - 3 (split into 2) Salt to taste

Coconut oil - 1/4cup Mustard - 1tsp White gram dal - 2dsp Dried red chillies - 3 (each sliced into 3) Curry leaves - 2sprigs Ghee - 1dsp Grated coconut - 1/4cup

Method of Preparation :

Cook the bengal gram dal with salt and water to a thick gravy. Clean and cut the vegetables into small pieces. Par boil the vegetables by steaming. Grind ¹/₂cup grated coconut and mix it with turmeric powder and green chillies.

Heat oil and season mustard, white gram dal, dried red chillies and curry leaves. Add the ground coconut mixture. Saute for sometime, till the water dries. Add the cooked vegetables, salt and bengal gram dal. Saute well.

Heat 1dsp ghee and fry the ¹/₄cup grated coconut in it till golden brown. Add this to the koottucurry and mix well.