1.MOONGDAL VEG COOTU
Ingredients
Moongdal splitted-3/4 cup
Ridgeguord-1/2 cup
Chopped smallonion-10
Chopped tomato-1
Turmeric powder
Sambar powder-1 1/2 tsp
Green chilly-1
Coconut-2 tbsp
Cootu vadakam-few
Salt
Method:
In oil season mustardseeds, uraddal, curryleaves.
Add g.chilly, onion, tomato, vegetable and saute well.
Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, sauté all for 2 mts.
Add washed dal, salt, needed water.
Cook it.
Add coconut.
Fry the vadakams in oil lightly and add in cootu.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.
Boil 2 mts.
NOTE
COOTU SHOULD BE IN SEMI THICK CONSISTENCY.
ANY VEG LIKE BRINJAL, CABBAGE, SNAKEGUORD, BOTTLE GUORD, MERAKAI CAN BE USED AND DO IN SAME MANNER
FINELY CHOP THE VEGETABLES, SO THAT
CHILDREN, WHO DON'T EAT VEG, WILL BE START EATING IN THIS FORM.
2. BENGAL GRAM KOOTU
Ingredients
Bengal gram-3/4 cup
Chopped Snake guord-1/2 cup
Chopped smallonion-10
Chopped tomato-1
Turmeric powder
Sambar powder-1 1/2 tsp
Green chilly-1
Cootu vadakam-few
Coconut-1/4 cup
Salt
Method:
Cook the dhal.
In oil season mustard seeds, uraddal, curry leaves.
Add g.chilly, onion, tomato, vegetable and saute well.
Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, sauté all for 2 mts.
Add cooked dhal, salt, needed water.
Cook it.
Add coconut.
Fry the vadakams in oil lightly and add in cootu.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.
Boil 2 mts.
3. BENGAL GRAM MASALA COOTU
Ingredients
Bengal gram-3/4 cup
Chopped Snake guord-1/2 cup
Chopped smallonion-10
Chopped tomato-1
Turmeric powder
Green chilly-1
To sauté and grind:
Small onion-10
Dry chillies-4
Ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, ani seeds-few
Coconut-1/4 cup
Salt
Method
Cook the dhal with sufficient water.
Sauté Small onion, Dry chillies, Ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, ani seeds together with oil till golden brown.
Add coconut and mix.
Grind to paste.
In oil season mustard seeds, uraddal, curry leaves.
Add g.chilly, onion, tomato, vegetable and saute well.
Add turmeric powder, paste and sauté all for 2 mts.
Add cooked dhal, salt, needed water.
Cook it.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.
4. MOONG MANATHAKALI KEERAI KOOTU
Ingredients:
Splitted moong dal-1/2 cup
Greens-1 cup
Coconut-1/4 cup
Red chilly- 3-4
Jeera-1 tsp
Salt
Method
Finely chop the greens.
Grind coconut, chilly, jeera (cumin seeds) to paste.
Dry roast whole green gram dal and broke it or
get splitted moong dal and dry roast lightly.
Now add all the ingredients together, needed water and cook till cootu consistency-semi thick.
5. OIL FREE MOONG DAL
Splitted moong dal-cook with turmeric powder and drain excess water for rasam.
Ingredients
Cooked dhal with little water-1 cup
Cumin seeds-1/4 tsp
Garlic-3 flakes
Curry leaves-few
Salt
Method
Mash cumin seeds, garlic and curry leaves to coarse paste.
Add in dhal.
Add salt and mash altogether lightly.
Serve with hot ghee and plain rice.
6. HOT MOONG DAL
Ingredients
Cooked dhal-1 cup
Chopped small onion-1/2 cup
Tomato-1
Dry chillies-1
Green chilly-2
Sambar powder-1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil
Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves-few
Coriander leaves
Method
Season Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves with oil.
Add onion, chillies.
Sauté for 2 mts.
Add tomato and sauté well.
Add dhal, sambar powder, salt and little dhal water.
Boil till semi thick consistency.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.
WHOLE MOONG DHAL VARIETIES
7. MOONG DAL SAMBAR
Whole greengram dal-dal with skin
Cook with turmeric powder and water,remove excess water for rasam.
Ingredients
Cooked dhal-1 cup
Whole small onion-3/4 cup
Tomato-1
Dry chillies-1
Green chilly-1
Sambar powder-1 tsp
Salt
Oil
Tamarind paste-1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves-few
Coriander leaves
Method
Season Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves with oil.
Add onions, chillies .
Sauté for 2 mts.
Add tomato and sauté well.
Add dhal, sambar powder, salt and required dhal water.
Add tamarind paste.
Boil well.
8. MASHED MOONG DAL
Use whole moong dal-green gram
Ingredients
Cooked dhal-1 cup with little water
To saute and add:
Small onion-10
Tomato-1
Green chilly-3
Dry chilly-2
Garlic-3 flakes
Cumin seeds-1/4 tsp
Dhaniya-1/2 tsp
Oil
Salt
Method
Saute the mentioned ingredients with oil and add in dhal.
Add salt
Boil well till semi thick.
Mash well using mashing stick.
9. CABBAGE MOONG SAMBAR
Whole greengram dal-dal with skin
Cook with turmeric powder and water,remove excess water for rasam.
Ingredients
Cooked dhal-1 cup
Whole small onion-3/4 cup
Tomato-1
Dry chillies-1
Green chilly-1
Sambar powder-1 tsp
Salt
Shredded cabbage-1/4 cup
Oil
Tamarind paste-1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves-few
Coriander leaves
Method
Season Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves with oil.
Add onions, chillies .
Sauté for 2 mts.
Add cabbage and saute well.
Add tomato and sauté well.
Add dhal, sambar powder, salt and required dhal water.
Add tamarind paste.
Boil well.
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