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.