1. Wash tuvar dal and add it in a pressure cooker along with peanuts, salt and 1 cup of water.

2. Pressure cook until dal is nicely cooked.

3. Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.

4. Mash the dal and keep it aside.

5. Add all the vegetables in a pressure cooker along with salt, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water and pressure cook until they are softened.

6. Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.

7. Keep the cooked vegetables aside.

8. Heat vegetable oil in a pan.

9. Add coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and chana dal and fry until they turn slightly brown.

10. Remove the pan from heat and let the mixture cool.

11. Add the mixture in a grinder along with coconut and some water and grind to make smooth paste.

12. Now in a pan, add cooked vegetables, cooked dal and masala paste and cook for 10-12 minutes on low heat.

13. Add more water if required.

14. If you plan to serve the Kootu with rice, you can keep it thinner and if you want to serve as a side dish for chapati, you can keep it thicker.

15. For tempering, heat vegetable oil in a pan.

16. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seedss, urad dal and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.

17. Pour the tempering over the kootu and mix well.

18. Serve hot with rice or chapati.

     

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