Mixed Vegatable kootu

Ingredients

1. Carrot - 100 gm

2. Beans - 100 gm

3. Potato - 1

4. green peas - 100 gm.

5. Toor dhal - 4 table spoons.

6. Turmeric - 1 pinch

7. Masala powder - 2 table spoons

8. salt - to taste

9. coriander - 1 table spook

10. mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon

11. Oil - 1/2 tea spoon

Masala Powder - Ingredients

1. Jeera - 1 table spoon

2. Pepper - 1/ table spoon

3. grated cocunut - 1 table spoon

4. Curry leaves - 10

Preparation:

1. Add oil to kadai and allow it heat. Add pepper, curry leaves, and cocunut and fry for 5 mins.

2. Allow it to cool and grind it. Add Jeera without frying to the mixuture and grind again.

Kootu:

1. Pressure Cook toor dhall with a pinch of turmeric and 250 ml of water for 10 mins.

2. Make a paste out of it and add salt and the masal powder to it.

3. Wash the vegetables and chop them into small square pieces.

4. Add the vegetables and finely chopped coriander to  the dhall mix.

5. Season with mustard seeds and pressure cook for 10 mins.

Hot mixed vegatable kootu is ready!

Goes well with Rice, chappatis.