CHOW CHOW KOOTTU

Ingredients:

Chow chow -1

Moong dal -1/4 cup

Turmeric powder -1 tsp

Salt –to taste

TO GRIND:

Grated coconut -2 tsp

Black pepper -1 tsp

Ulundhu -1 tsp

Red chilly -2

Cumin seed -2 tsp

Oil -1 tsp

TO TADAKA:

Mustard seed -1 tsp

Urad dal -1 tsp

Curry leaves

Ghee -1 tsp

Method:

Pressure cook moon dal  with turmeric powder.[1 whistle]

Add chopped chow chow and salt again cook till it done.

Heat oil in a pan, add pepper, cumin, red chili, urad dal  and grated coconut  fry it till it turns golden brown.

Once it is cool, grind it as a coarse powder.

 Add ground powder to the moon dal and chow chow mix and mix well.

In a seasoning pan heat ghee, add mustard seed and curry leave.

Finally add into the dal mix and mix well.