Ingredients
Chow Chow : 1 ( chopped into small cubes)
Moong dal : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 3 nos
Jeera : 1 ysp
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Mustard seeds
Salt Oil
Method
Pressure cook the moong dal & chow chow for just 1 whistle with salt.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds.
Once they splutter add jeera,chopped green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
Now add the cooked chow chow mixture and let it boil for few minutes.
Remove from flame and serve.
This simple kootu goes well with Chapathi or Roti...
Ingredients
Cracked Wheat : 1 cup
Chopped onion : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 3 nos
Red chilly : 1
Grated Ginger : a pinch
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Salt
Oil
Method
Wash the broken wheat and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add 1 tsp mustard seeds.
When mustard seeds starts crackle,add urad dal,chopped green chillies, broken red chilly,ginger,curry leaves,onion and fry.
Add 21/2 cups water, salt and mix well.
Allow it to boil.
Now add the broken wheat,mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Once the cooker cools down,open it and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve Hot...
Ingredients
Milk : 4 cups
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Soaked badam : 1/4 cup
Piyal seeds ( sara paruppu) : 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder : 1 tsp
Cinnamon : 1
Cloves : 3
Saffron : 1/4 tsp
Method
Soak saffron in little milk for 15 minutes.
In a wide heavy bottomed vessel,add milk,cinnamon,cardamom,cloves and boil till the milk is reduced to half the quantity.
Grind almonds in milk to a smooth paste.
To the boiling milk,add the almond paste,saffron milk,sugar and mix well.
Let it boil on low flame for few minutes.
Add the piyal seeds and switch off the fire.
Cool and serve.
