Pudalankai Puli kootu (Snake Guard kootu)

Hi all,

After 1.5 yrs i am back with my recipe posting. Hope you all will find interesting with my coming up recipes.


                                      



Ingredients:
Pudalankai (Snake Guard)- 1 Cup
Paasi paruppu (Moong Dal) -1/2 Cup
Tamarind Paste- 2Tbl spoon

To Grind:
Coconut scrapes- 1/4 cup
Coriander Seeds- 1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Redchillies- 4 nos.

To Temper:
Oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds-1tsp
Urad dal- 1tbsp
Redchillies- 2nos.
Curry Leaves

How to make:

1) Cook Pudalankai and moong dal together in a pressure cooker until they become tender.
2) Grind the above mentioned ingredients.
3) Transfer the cooked vegetable and dal to a pan, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pour tamarind paste, let it boil. Then add the ground paste and leave it to cook.
5) Add salt to taste.
4) Once the cooked content gives a semisolid consistency temper it with above ingredient and garnish with curry leaves.

Usually for kootu we do not use tamarind, however this is differnt type and tastes good. Can also try with Winter melon( Poosanikai, Chayote, and Vazhathandu) A Must Try!!!!