Peerkangai Milagu Kootu / Peerkangai Kootu / Ridge Gourd in Pepper Coconut Gravy

Peerkangai Milagu Kootu

Ingredients roasted and ground to a smooth paste
Oil - a drop
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 3/4 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Coconut - 2 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan dry roast above ingredients till light brown.
Switch off the flame and add the coconut,mix it well.
Cool the mixture,pour some water and grind to a smooth paste.
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Peerkangai Milagu Kootu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked
Ridge gourd/Peerkangai - 2 medium size
( scrape out the skin and chop into small cubes)
Yellow moongh dal - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Method
Wash dal well  pour some water add the chopped peerkangai and turmeric powder.
Pressure cook till done.Open the lid once pressure releases and slightly mash.
Pour the ground masala and add salt as needed and just give a boil,switch off the stove.
Pour the hot tempering into the dal mixture.
Your tasty kootu is ready to serve with rice or as a side dish for chapathi.

Note:
Do not throw the skin you can make chutney/thogayal with it.


Thanks for visiting !

Cabbage Tomato Pappu / Andhra Cabbage Dal Recipe / Andhra Cabbage Tomato Pappu / Simple Cabbage Dal

Cabbage Dal

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Thur/Toor dal / Pigeon pea - 1/3 cup
( slightly dry roasted till light brown,this step is optional)
Chopped cabbage - 2 cups
Chopped tomato - 2 small
Chopped green chillies -4
Chopped onion a handful
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
( Pour water and pressure cook till soft.Mash it well and keep it aside)
Other ingredients
Salt to taste
Diluted tamarind juice - 1/4 cup
Tempering
Oil - 3 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Channa dal,urad dal,jeera - each - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies -2
Curry leaves few
Hing a generous pinch
Crushed garlic - 4
Method
Pour tamarind juice add salt to the cooked cabbage dal mixture give a boil.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients,pour the tempering into the cooked dal cabbage mixture.
Mix and best served with rice or roti.

Thanks for visiting !

Pumpkin Molagootal Recipe / Parangikai Molagootal Recipe / Mathan Molagootal Recipe

Pumpkin Molagootal

Ingredients for grinding
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Jeera/Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Whole black pepper - 4
Urad dal - 1 tsp heaped
Red chillies - 2
(Roast urad dal & red chillies in few drops of coconut oil till golden brown.Cool & then grind with above ingredients to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Curry leaves
Red chilly - 2
Other ingredients
Cubed Red pumpkin/Mathan/Parangikai - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Yellow moongh dal - 1/2 cup

Pumpkin Molagootal

Method
Cook yellow moongh dal in water till just soft in a pressure cooker or in open pan.
Cook pumpkin with little salt & turmeric powder till soft but still holds the shape of the vegetable.
Heat few drops of coconut oil in a pan roast urad dal & red chillies till golden brown.
Take a mixi jar add the above mentioned ingredients under grinding.Add little water & grind to a thick paste.
Now add the cooked dal & ground paste to the cooked pumpkin.
Mix well make sure everything is well combined & give a boil.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the dal mixture.
Mix & best served with plain rice.

Thanks for visiting!

Vazhai Thandu Kootu / Vazhaithandu Koottu Recipe / Vazhaithandu Kootu / Plantain Stem Kootu Recipe

Vazhaithandu Kootu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked
Yellow moongh dal / Pasiparuppu- 1/2 cup
Vazhaithandu/ Banana stem chopped - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped green chillies - 4
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Tempering
Coconut oil - 6 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Jeera / cumin - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves - few
Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Method
Pressure cook above ingredients till soft,slightly mash them.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Switch off the flame & then add the grated coconut saute in the same heat.
Pour the tempering into the cooked dal , mix well.
Serve it with plain rice.

Vazhaithandu/Valaithandu Kootu In Instant Pot
----------------------------------------------------------
Tempering
Oil - 3 tsp
Mustard,Urad dal - each - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 1
(Add little water and grind to a smooth paste)
Other ingredients
Banana stem/Vazhaithandu/valai thandu - 1 small
( Cleaned and finely chopped,Check HERE how to clean the stem)
Yellow moongh dal with skin - 3/4 cup
( wash and soak it in water for 10 minutes)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander/Curry leaves for garnish

Method
Heat an instant pot and switch on saute mode pour oil and temper it above ingredients.
Now add the chopped banana stem saute for a minute add salt and turmeric powder.
Add the soaked moongh dal with water,add 1/2 cup water and close with the lid.
Cook on manual mode for 6 minutes vent closed.Natural release and open the lid.
Add the ground paste and in saute mode give a nice boil.Switch off the kootu once its thick.
Garnish with curry and coriander leaves and ready to serve.


Thanks for visiting !

Menthi Koora Pappu Recipe / Methi Dal Recipe / Menthi Kura Pappu

Menthi Koora Pappu

Ingredients
Chopped fresh methi/fenugreek/vendaya keerai- 1 small bunch
Salt to taste
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1 small
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Toor dal -1/2 cup
Oil-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-2tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Urad dal-1/2tsp
Jeera/Cumin-1/2tsp
Red chilly-1
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder -a pinch
Crushed garlic-3
Method
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pressure cooker fry methi leaves,onion,tomato for a minute.
Add the washed dal,turmeric powder & needed water and pressure cook till soft,mash it well.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the dal & mix it well.
Best served with plain rice with little ghee.

Thanks for visiting !

Pudalangai Kootu / Snake Gourd Kootu Recipe

Snake Gourd Kootu

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Urad dal -1 & 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin-1tsp
Red chillies-2
Grated coconut-1tbsp
(Fry above ingredients except coconut in 1/4tsp of oil till light brown,cool and grind with coconut to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Hing-1/4tsp
Ingredients to be pressure cooked or in open pan till soft
Chopped snake gourd-1 medium
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Channa dal-1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dal-a fistful
(Cook the above ingredients till soft)
Method
Slightly mash the cooked vegetable and dal.
Pour the ground ingredients to the cooked dal & give a boil
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredient.
Pour it into the dal mixture,mix & serve it with hot rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Peerkangai Kootu Recipe / Ridge Gourd Kootu Recipe

Peerkangai Kootu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked
Peerkangai/Ridge gourd - 2 small
( peel the skin and chop into small cubes )
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion - 1/4
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Split yellow moongh dal - 1/2 cup
Water around 2 cups
Ingredients for grinding
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 3
(Add little water & grind the above ingredients to a fine paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil - 6 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Red chillies - 3
Method
Take a pressure cooker,add all the above mentioned ingredients.
Cook till the dal is soft,switch off the flame.Wait for the pressure to release.
Open the pressure cooker & mash it slightly.
Now add the ground paste to the cooked dal.
Switch on the flame & boil for 1 or 2 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the dal,mix & best served with plain rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Manathakkali Keerai Masiyal Recipe / Keerai Masiyal Recipe

Manathakkali Keerai Masiyal

Ingredients

Manathakkali keerai chopped-2 cups

Masoor Dal or Thoor Dal-1/2 cup
( I used Masoor dal)

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Chopped garlic-2

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-2
Chopped green chillies -2

Tamarind - a small piece

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Jeera / Cumin-1tsp

Urad dal-1/2tsp

Red chillies-2

Hing-1/2tsp
Crushed Garlic -1
Curry leaves few

Method

Pour 1 tsp of oil in a pressure cooker add onion,tomato,green chillies,garlic & keerai.
Saute for few minutes to remove the slight bitterness from the keerai.
Now add the washed dal,turmeric powder, tamarind piece & required amount of water.Pressure cook till soft,
Open the lid add salt & mash it well.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the keerai & mix them well.
Best served with plain hot rice !

Thanks for visiting !

Poosanikai Kootu Recipe / Ash Gourd Kootu Recipe / Kootu With Tamarind

Poosanikai Kootu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked
Cubed Poosanikai / Ash gourd - 1/4 cup
Tur Dal/Toor dal -1/4 cup
Raw peanuts -1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder -1/8tsp
Water required amount
Ingredients roasted & ground to a smooth powder
Fresh coconut-1tbsp
Coriander seeds-2tsp
Urad dal-1/2tsp
Channa dal-1/2tsp
Red chillies-2
Hing-a generous pinch
Oil- few drops
Tempering ingredients
Oil-2tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Red chillies-1
Other ingredients
Diluted tamarind juice-1 cup
Jaggery or brown sugar-a generous pinch
Method
Pressure cook the above ingredients till cooked.
Add the ground paste,jaggery & tamarind juice, cook for 1 or 2 minutes,till raw smell disappears.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the cooked dal,mix & switch off the stove.
Best served with rice.

Inspired by Jeyashri

Thanks for visiting !

Sambar Recipe / Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe / South Indian Sambar Recipe

Sambar

Ingredients
Thoor Dal-1cup
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Salt to taste

Mixed Veg. of your choice-1cup.

(Drumstick,Carrot,Beans,Radish,Bottle gourd)
Thick tamarind paste-1/2tsp
(Dilute with needed water)
Onion diced-1/2 or Small onions -10
Tomato-1
Curry & Coriander leaves-little
Sambar powder-2tsp
Hing-1tsp
Oil-3tsp
For tempering
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/4tsp
Urad dal-1/4tsp
Methi-1/4tsp
or
Vadagam- 1tsp
Method
Boil thoor dal with turmeric powder till cooked.Mash the dal & keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan temper with above ingredients.Now add the onion,tomato,vegetables and all dry masalas,fry it well,
Pour the tamarind juice and some water,cook the vegetables till done.
Pour the mashed dal & give a nice boil.
Switch off the stove,garnish & serve it with hot rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Green Moongh Dal Curry / Lasanwala Moongh Dal / Lasanwala Mug Recipe

Lasanwala Moongh Dal / Green Moongh Dal Curry

Ingredients
Green moongh dal soaked-1 cup
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/2tsp
Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp
Coriander leaves for garnish
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Tomato-1
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Green chillies-2
Tempering
Oil-3tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Kastoori methi-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Method
Pressure cook moongh dal with water & keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the ground paste into the tempering,in low flame saute till raw smell disappears & oil separates the pan.
Now add all the dry ingredients & fry for 2 more minutes.
Pour the moongh dal,add water according to the gravy thickness.
Boil it for 5 minutes,switch off the stove.
Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves & serve it with rice or roti.

Courtesy:Jagruti

Thanks for visiting !

Vazhaipoo Kootu / Plantain Flower Kootu / Banana Flower Kootu / Banana Blossom Kootu

Vazhaipoo Kootu

Ingredient

Banana Flower-1
(chop them finely)
Channa dal - 1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dal -1/4 cup
Salt -to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Fry & make a powder.

Urad dal-1tsp

Channa dal-1tsp

Whole Pepper -1/4 tsp

Red chillies-2

Shredded coconut-3tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Dhania/coriander seeds-1/2 tsp
Oil-1/2tsp

Tempering

Mustard-1/4tsp

Jeera/cumin-1/4tsp
Urad dal -1/4tsp
Red chilly -1

Curry leaves-little

Coconut oil-1tsp

Method

Pressure cook banana flower,salt,dal & turmeric powder till soft,mash it well.
Heat 1/2 tsp of oil add all the above ingredients under fry & powder,fry till light brown in colour.
Cool the mixture & powder them.Add the dry powder to the cooked dal & give a boil.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.Pour it into the kootu ,garnish it with curry & coriander leaves.
Mix well & best served with rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Palakura Pappu Recipe / Paruppu Keerai / Spinach Dal Recipe/ Palakoora Pappu Recipe

Palakura Pappu

Ingredients
Toor dal / Thur Dal /Pigeon pea-1 cup
Chopped spinach/Palakura/Pasalai keerai-1 small bunch
Chopped green chillies-3
Chopped tomato-1
Chopped onion-1/2
Salt-to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Water required amount
Tempering
Vadagam -1tsp
Or
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1 tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Urad dal-1/2tsp
Crushed garlic -4
Red chillies-1
Hing-a pinch
Curry leaves- few
Method
Cook spinach,salt,dal,turmeric powder,tomato,onion & green chillies in a pressure cooker with little water till soft.
Mash the dal well keep it aside
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the mashed cooked dal,mix  it well.
Best served with plain rice or Roti.

Thanks for visiting !

Poricha Kootu Recipe /Poricha Kuzhambhu Recipe / Easy Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe

Poricha Kootu

Ingredients

Cooked & mashed moongh dal with little turmeric -1 cup

Cooked ridge gourd-1 cup

(or any vegetables like snake or bottle gourd,cabbage,squash)

Salt to taste

Tempering

Coconut oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-little

Dry roast & powder it

Urad dal-2tsp

Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp

Pepper-5

Red chillies-2

Hing-1/4tsp

Grated coconut-1tbsp

Method

In a pan mix the cooked dhal,cooked vegetable & powdered ingredients together & give a nice boil,switch off the stove.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the kootu ,mix well,garnish with curry & coriander leaves & serve.
Best served with hot plain rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Kerala Parippu Curry / Cheru Parippu Curry / Traditional Kerala Parippu Curry Recipe / Paruppu Curry Recipe

Kerala Parippu Curry

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Yellow split moongh dhal / pasi paruppu/cheru parippu-1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut- little less than l/4 cup
Small onions-1
Green chillies-1
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tbsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2
Curry leaves -few
Chopped small onion-1
Method
Mash the cooked dhal,add the ground masala, in low flame cook till raw smell disappears.Add water to get the required consistency.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the dhal ,stir & serve with rice.

Thanks for visiting !

Dal Makhani / Dhal Makhani / Daal Makhani Recipe - Mah Ki Dal / Black Gram & Kidney Beans Gravy

Dal Makhani

Ingredients
Urad dal with skin-1/2 cup
Rajma/Kidney beans-1/2 cup
Tomato-2
(make a puree)
Ginger & Garlic paste-2tsp
Red chilly & Coriander powder-each-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Butter-1tbsp
Kastoori methi crushed-1/2 tbsp
Hing a pinch ( optional)
Tempering
Oil-4 tsp
Jeera/cumin-1tsp
Cloves-2,Cardamom-1,Bay leaf-1,Cinnamon-a small piece

Method
Soak both the dals together overnight in water.Next day pressure cook it with salt & turmeric powder.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with spices,then add ginger & garlic paste fry till raw smell disappears.
Add the tomato puree & mix it well,add all the dry masala powders.
Fry till oil separates the pan,pour the cooked dal & in low flame cook till everything is well blended.
Switch off the stove add the butter & crushed kastoori methi.
For extra richness cream can be added after switching off the stove.
Garnish with thin strips of ginger & serve hot with rice or roti.


Thanks for visiting !

Betal Leaf & Cranberry Pappu/Dhal

Tempering
Oil-2tsp
Mustard,Urad dhal,Jeera-each 1/2tsp
Jeera-1tsp
Curry leaves -little
Other ingredients
Thur dhal-1/2 cup
Betal leaf (Vetralai) chopped-1 or 2 small leaves
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1/2
Handful of Cranberries
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/4tsp
Green chillies-2
Method
Heat 1tsp. oil oil & fry onion,green chillies,tomato & betal leaf till raw smell disappears.Now add all above ingredients,pour some water & pressure cook the dhal till soft.Cool & mash it well.Heat oil in a pan temper it.Pour it in dhal ,mix & serve it with hot rice.

Dosakaya Pappu Recipe / Yellow Cucumber Dal Recipe

Dosakaya Pappu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked & slightly mashed

Dosakaya -1(cubed)

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Chopped green chillies-2

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Toor dal-1 cup

Tamarind -a small piece

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-3tsp

Crushed garlic-4

Curry leaves-little

Red chillies-2

Mustard,Jeera,Urad dhal-each 1/2tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it in the pressure cooked dal,mix & serve it hot with rice or roti.

Thanks for visiting !

Celery Kootu

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Channa dhal-1 cup
Chopped celery-1/2 cup
Salt -to taste
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp

Tempering

Coconut oil-1tbsp

Mustard,Uraddhal,Jeera-each-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2

Curry leaves-little

Chopped onion-1tbsp

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Coconut-1tbsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Green chillies-2
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it,fry the onions till light brown.Add the ground paste to the cooked dhal & give a nice boil.Switch off the stove add the tempering & mix it well.Serve it with hot plain rice.

Lettuce & Split Moonghdhal Pappu

Ingredients

Split green moongh dhal-1 cup

Chopped lettuce leaves-1 small bunch

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Dry roast & make a smooth paste

Pepper-5

Jeera-1/4tsp

Coriander seeds-1/4tsp

Red chillies-2

Curry leaves-5Garlic-1

Coconut-2tbsp

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Hing-1/2tsp

Method

Pressure cook lettuce,dhal & turmeric powder till soft.Mash it slightly.Add the ground paste,salt & give a boil.Temper it & serve it with hot rice.