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This is a dish which i learnt from my hubby's Atte & her daughter taught me very long back, she used to come to & stay with us every year for a few days, They were really very good pair, they used to sing together, go everywhere together!!!, They taught me few recipes which I had never tried, now when i was going through my book, which I kept writing when ever I used to ask all mamis, aunties, sis-in-laws, amma, perimmas, chitties etc., When i got married , i started to jot down these things..........., Today I decided I will try these dishes one by one!! Here is one of the dish.......
ARICHHA KOOTU
Ingredients:
- Tuvar dal/Moong dal 3/4th cup
- I did a slight variation by using black eyed beans that is what they call it i think, it is in the photo!!, with Moong dal/paitham paruppu/Hesaru Bele just a 1/2 cup.
Vegetables: Here I have used Snake gourd, you can use any vegetable which is used for making kootus like cluster beans-Gori kaayi/chapparadavare kaayi-broad beans/chow-chow/knol khol etc., with this you can use any lentils or legumes even channa dal instead of Moong dal.
TO GRIND
- 2 tbsp of Urad dal/Black gram dal
- 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
- lime sized or 1/2 cup coconut fresh gratings
- 4 to 5 flakes of Tamarind
- 4-2 Red chillies (Guntur-Badgi)
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 1 sprig of curry leaves
METHOD:
- Cut the vegetable which ever you want to use and the above said dal & a combination of lentils or legumes with it.
- Here as I said I have used black eyed beans-Moong dal & 1/4 kg of Snake Gourd, cook them all together with a pinch of Turmeric powder.
- Take a pan and fry all the above said ingredients except for coconut, Add tamarind in the end when you are frying when everything is cool Grind them all together with coconut.
- Mix the ground paste with the cooked vegetables & dal and add salt, asafoetida & sprig of curry leaves and boil for few more minutes
- Season it with a tsp of mustard seed in coconut oil.
- Or otherwise add a cup of curds or yogurt and serve hot with rice.
