keerai kootu

Ingredients: Keerai- 1 bunch - (You can use any greens)
Green Gram dhal – ½ cup
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Onion – 1/2 chopped finely
Sambar powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
Coconut gratings – 1 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 tsp
Oil- 2 tsp
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Method:
Cook green gram dhal till soft.
Remove the roots and wash the keerai thoroughly.
Chop the keerai finely. Place the chopped keerai in a thick bottomed vessel. Add salt, sambar powder and turmeric powder.
Close it with a lid. Cook the keerai in slow flame.
No need to add water since the keerai will cook in its own water content. When the keerai is cooked, add cooked dhal mashed nicely.
Grind coconut and jeera to a paste and add this also to the keerai.
Add little water and make semi liquid. Allow to boil.
Season it with mustard and chopped onion finely fried.

Pudalangai kootu

IngredientsMoong dal-1/2 cup
Pudalangai/Snakegourd -1/2 cup chopped
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Green chillies-2
Onion - 1 medium sized choppedFor tadka
Ghee - 2tsp
Jeera-1/2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
urad dal-1/2tsp
Curry leavesMethodCook moong dal in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle.Now,
add chopped pudalangai,slit green chillies
,chopped onion,salt, turmeric powder and pressure cook again for 1 whistle.
Do the tadka and add that to the cooked dal mix.

Chow Chow Kootu

Ingredients:
Chow Chow – 1 No
Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup
Coconut gratings – 1 tablespoon
Jeera – ½ teaspoon
Green chilli – 1
Sambar powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Method:
Cook green gram dhal along with a pinch of turmeric powder till soft.
Remove the skin from chow chow and cut into small pieces.
Put it in a vessel and add just enough water to cover the vegetable.
Add sambar powder, turmeric and salt and cook till the vegetables are soft.
Add the cooked dhal. llow to boil.Grind coconut, green chilli and jeera to a fine paste.
Add this to the vegetable and mix well. If the kuzhambu is too thick, add little water and make semi liquid. Season it with mustard and curry leaves.