Kadala And Chena Kootu Curry
Traditional sadhya kootu curry - Kadala and Chena kootu curry
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Black channa soaked in water over night
- 1 cup Yam / chena chopped
- 1 cup Ash gourd chopped, Kumblanga
- 1 cup Coconut grated
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt As reqd
- Coconut oil As reqd
- Curry leaves Few
- 1 tsp Sugar
For grinding:
- 1/2 cup Coconut
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
- 6 nos Pepper corns
Instructions
- For preparing Kootu curry, first cook channa with required salt and keep aside.
- Grind together coconut, Cumin seeds and pepper corns. Keep this aside.
- In a vessel cook yam, ash gourd with chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- When the vegetables are done, add the ground paste of coconut and cook for 5 minutes more.
- In a pan, add little oil. Fry mustard, curry leaves and grated coconut.
- Fry till coconut becomes dark brown in color.
- Now mix together Channa, cooked vegetables and grated coconut well.
- At last point add little sugar and remove from flame.
- Kadala and chena kootu curry is ready.
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