Name: Koottukari - Brahmin Special
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/4 kg Ash Gourd/White Gourd (Kumbalanga); 1/4 kg Elephant yam (Chena); 1 cup Chana dal (Kadala parippu); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 3 nos Red chillies; 1 1/2 cup Coconut (grated); 2 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 tsp Urad dal (Uzhunnu parippu); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 piece Jaggery (Sharkara); 3 tsp Salt

Koottukari - Brahmin Special

Kumbalanga, chana dal, elephant yam and other ingredients are cooked together

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/4 kg Ash Gourd/White Gourd Kumbalanga
1/4 kg Elephant yam Chena
1 cup Chana dal Kadala parippu
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
3 nos Red chillies
1 1/2 cup Coconut grated
2 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Urad dal Uzhunnu parippu
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 piece Jaggery Sharkara
3 tsp Salt

Instructions

For prepraring kootukari - brahmin special, wash kumbalnga, elephant yam and chana dal and boil it in the cooker with sufficient quantity of water take about 2 cups of water so that the vegetables are immersed in water). Add turmeric and salt to this.
Grind the grated coconut 1 cup with jeerakam and red chillies adding some water.
Add the cooked vegetables to the ground coconut mixture and allow to boil for a few minutes. Then add jaggery.
Fry mustard seeds and urad dal in coconut oil. Add the remaining 1/2 cup grated coconut and keep frying till it becomes brownish in color.
Stir in the fried ingredients into the cooked vegetable mixture. Add curry leaves.
Koottukari - brahmin special recipe, is ready. Serve hot.

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Koottukari – Brahmin Special