Radish Kootu

It’s a simple kootu recipe which goes well with steamed rice/idli/dosa…If you add ghee in this kootu with papad… it should be a simple a great meal. This is very easy to prepare. I didn't add coconut paste. So you can refrigerate for another 1 or 2 days.

 So here is the recipe for radish kootu…

Ingredients

Moong Dal – ½ cup

Chopped radish – 3 cups

Finely Chopped Onions – 1 cup

Sliced Green Chillies – 3

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Tomatoes – 2

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Chilli Powder – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Hing – a pinch

Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander leaves – few

Dry Red Chilli – 1

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

Pressure cook the moong dal until 5 whistles comes out.

In a kadai, heat oil, add green chillies, and then add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste.

Saute till the onion becomes mushy. Now add the salt and chopped radish and fry for few minutes.

Then add the chopped tomatoes, cover and cook. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and required water keep cook until the vegetables cooked fully.

In pan heat oil, add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add cumin seeds and red chilli, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves and hing.

Add the cooked dal into this curry and keep cook on a low flame. The dal should mix well with this veggie curry.

Finally add the tempered ingredients into this kootu. Mix well.

Switch off the flame and serve with hot steamed rice.