Cilantro kootu

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Total Time:
30-45 minutes
Serves: 2
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Cuisine: Indian Recipe
Technique: Boil Recipe
Difficulty: Medium

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Ingredients

  • 1 big or 2 small bunches - cilantro (coriander leaves)
  • 2 medium-sized - egg-plants
  • 2 medium-sized - potatoes
  • 2 medium-sized - brinjals
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • Few curry leaves
  • 9 to 10 - shallots
  • 1/2 cup - toovar dhal
  • 3 - red chillies
  • 1 tbsp - dhania seeds
  • 1 tbsp - channa dal
  • 1/4 cup - grated coconut

How to Make Cilantro kootu

  • Roast the last 4 ingredients in 1 teaspoon of oil and grind it to a fine paste.
  • Boil toovar dhal in a pressure cooker or microwave till it is soft.
  • Chop the potatoes, eggplants, and shallots into medium-sized pieces.
  • De-stalk, clean, and coarsely chop the cilantro leaves.
  • Boil all the vegetables in a cup of water with little turmeric until they are cooked.
  • Now add the boiled toovar dhal, ground coconut paste, and salt to the veggies and keep it on flame for two more minutes.
  • Season it with mustard splattered in oil and curry leaves.

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