Vegetable Puli Kootu

MIXED VEGETABLES PULI KOOTU

This recipe gets the tangy taste from the tamarind thats used with vegetables, kind of different recipe. This goes well with rice and as a side dish. Its usually prepared in a semi gravy consistancy, but, I made this as a dry side dish for my roti rolls for dinner.

Ingredients:

Mixed vegetables - 2 cups

salt to taste

oil - 1tbsp

urad dal - 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - 10 - 15

red chillies - 4

corriander seeds - 1 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

grated coconut - 4 tsp

tamarind - 1 lemon size (made into a paste)

Method:

- add 1 tsp of oil in a pan and roast red chillies, corriander seeds and cumin seeds

- add some coconut and grind to a fine paste

- add the mixed vegetables in a pressure pan and add some tamarind water 

- pressure cook for 1 whistle. 

- now add oil in a pan

- add the urad dal and mustard seeds,, fry for a min.

- add curry leaves and fry for a min 

- pour that to the vegetables and serve them hot.