Name: Kerala Koottu Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 100 gm Kadala/Bengal gram/Black channa (A handful); 1 cup Yam and raw banana (chopped into small cubes); 1 tsp Pepper (crushed); 1 tbsp Jaggery (grated); Salt (As reqd); To be ground to a paste:; 3/4 cup Grated coconut; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); For the tadka/seasoning:; 1 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 sprig Curry leaves; 1/4 cup Grated coconut

Kerala Koottu Curry

Mixed vegetable curry - Kerala Koottu Curry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

100 gm Kadala/Bengal gram/Black channa A handful
1 cup Yam and raw banana chopped into small cubes
1 tsp Pepper crushed
1 tbsp Jaggery grated
Salt As reqd
To be ground to a paste:
3/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
For the tadka/seasoning:
1 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
1/4 cup Grated coconut

Instructions

Soak the kadala/channa overnight and cook in a pressure cooker till done.
Add the yam and raw banana cubes and cook for another whistle or till done.
Drain the water or cook till the water dries up because the curry has to be semi-solid.
Add crushed pepper, jaggery and salt to taste.
Let it boil.
Add the ground paste and stir well.
Simmer.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds and saute curry leaves and coconut.
When the coconut turns golden brown colour, add it to the simmering curry and give a final stir.
Drizzle with some more coconut oil.
:- Serve hot!!

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Kerala Koottu Curry