Molakoottal
Ingredients
Ridge Gourd – 250gms
Carrot – 1
Bottle Gourd – 250gms
Pumpkin - 100gms
Raw banana - 1/2 no.
Yam - 100gms
Long beans - 50gms
Toor dal - 100gms
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh coconut - 1 cup
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Chopped Coriander – 3 tbsps
Directions
Wash the dal and pressure cook, adding turmeric for 15 minutes or till done.
Wash all the vegetables. Cut all the vegetables into 1 inch cubes and cook.
Grind the coconut with jeera into a very smooth paste adding little water. The paste should be very fine.
Take out the dal from the pressure cooker and whisk till smooth. Boil the cooked vegetables and dal, adding salt and chili powder for 10 minutes. Add the ground coconut and boil for 2 more minutes. Remove from stove and add curry leaves.
Heat a pan and add oil to it. when hot add the mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds splutter add the urad dal. When the dal becomes red in color remove from the stove add a few curry leaves and pour into the molakootal. Serve garnished with chopped coriander.
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