A side dash made with coconut gratings, green gram dhal and broad beans (Avaraikkai) that is usually serviced with steamed rice.
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Avaraikkai Kootu
4
servings5
minutes20
minutesA side dash made with coconut gratings, green gram dhal and broad beans (Avaraikkai) that is usually serviced with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Avaraikkai (Broad Beans) – 15 to 20
Green Gram Dhal – 1/2 cup
Onion – 1 small
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Rice – 1 teaspoon
Sambar Powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Curry leaves – few
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Cook green gram dhal along with a pinch of turmeric powder till it is soft.
- Remove the outer stems from the avaraikkai and cut it into small size pieces. Chop onion finely.
- Put the avaraikkai in a thick bottomed vessel. Pour water just to cover the vegetable. Add sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt. Cook on medium flame till the vegetable is soft.
- Meantime, grind coconut gratings, rice and jeera together to a fine paste.
- When the vegetable is soft, add the cooked dhal and the coconut paste and mix well. Allow to boil for five to six minutes on a low flame.
- Season it with mustard, onion chopped finely and curry leaves.
Notes
- If you do not want coconut you can remove it from the recipe. In that case, add jeera to the vegetable while cooking or add it in the seasoning.