Kootu Recipe

  Ingredients

• Moong Dal (Greengram) - 1/2 cup
• Aloo (Potato) - 1 (cut 8 lengthwise pieces)
• Drumstick - 1 (cut in 2" length)
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin (Jeera) - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - 1tsp
• Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring (chopped)
• Ghee - 1 tsp

• Masala

              Urad Dal - 1 tsp 

              Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp

              Black Pepper - 1 tsp

              Cumin - 1 tsp

              Red Chilli - 5

              Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

              Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

              Oil - 1 tbsp

Preparation

1. Cook Dal and vegetables.
2. Fry all Masala Ingredients except coconut in 1tbsp of oil.
3. When it turns golden brown turn off flame and let it cool.
4. Make thin paste of them along with coconut.
5. Keep pan on medium flame, pour 1 tsp of ghee, add Seasoning.
6. When it starts crackle add cooked Dal, vegetables, salt, turmeric and curry leaves.
7. Boil and stir for 3 minutes.

Pindimiriyam Recipe

 

Ingredients

• Toor Dal (Red Gram) - 1/2cup

• Mixed Vegetables

             Potato (Aloo) - 1 (cut into 8 strips)
             Taro Root (Arvi) - 2 (each cut into 3 pieces)
             Drum Stick - 1 (cut into 2")

Note -You can prepare with any one vegetable too

• Salt - 2 tsp
• Turmeric (Haldi)
• Curry Leaves

• Masala

              Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp

              Black Pepper - 1 tsp

              Fenugreek (Methi) - 1/2 tsp

              Bengal Gram (Chana Dal) - 1 tsp

              Black Gram (Urad Dal) - 1/2 tsp

              Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp

              Rice - 1/2 tsp

              Red Chilli - 6

              Asafoetida (Hing) - 1

• Coconut (Nariyal) - 1/2 cup (grated)
• Tamarind (Imli) - Lemon Sized (soak in water and make 2 cups of extract
• Seasoning - Methi - 1/4 tsp, Mustard - 1/2 tsp  

Preparation

1. Cook Dal and mixed vegetables separately.
2. Pour 1 tbsp oil in a pan and put it on medium flame.
3. Fry all Masala ingredients except coconut till they turn golden brown colour, turn off the flame and let it cool.
4. Put all the fried Masala along with coconut and sufficient water in a mixer and make a paste.
5. In another pan, fry seasoning in a tsp of oil.
6. When mustard starts spluttering, add tamarind extract, Dal Masala paste, vegetables, salt and Haldi (Turmeric).
7. Let it boil for about 3 mins.
8. Finally add curry leaves.

Munagakada Pulusu - Drumstick Sambar Recipe

Sambar is a spicy and delicious side dish usually consumed with rice, dosa, idly or vadas. Sambar is called Pulusu in Telugu. Drumsticks give sambar a distinctive aroma and also enhance the taste. They are supposedly good for immunity.

 Ingredients

• Toor Dal (1/2 Cup)
• Drumsticks - 2 (cut into 2" pieces)
• Tomato (finely chopped)
• Green Chilli - 2 (Cut into halves)
• Tamarind (1/2 cup juice)
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
• Sambar Powder - 1 tsp
• A pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
• Salt to taste
• Mustard, Fenugreek Seeds (Methi) for seasoning

Preparation

1. Pressure cook Toor Dal in a bowl and Drumstick pieces, Green Chilli pieces and Tomato in another.
2. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, sambar powder, asafoetida (hing) and salt to tamarind extract.
3. In a thick bottom pan, take a teaspoon of oil for seasoning. Add mustard and fenugreek seeds. When the seasoning starts spluttering, pour the mixture from step 2 followed by the mixture from step 1. 
4. Boil for 3 minutes. 
5. Add finely chopped coriander and curry leaves.

Note - Vadiyalu / Papad will be better side dishes for enhancing taste.