Kootu is one of our most favorite dish. We make different varieties of kootu with different vegetables. Usually we make this simple type of kootu for dinner or as an extra accompaniment for a meal. Usually, we make kootu using raw tomato, thakkali kai kootu. This one is using ripe tomato. A friend recently shared about making kootu using ripe tomato. When you are running out of veggies at home this can be made just with tomatoes and moong dal. This Thakkali kootu can be mixed with rice or as an accompaniment for Vatha kuzhambu or Puli kuzhambu. You can make this in our Poricha kootu style or in Molagootal style too. Check out my popular kootu recipes
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Thakkali kootu recipe
In a vessel add the moong dal and wash it well Add 1 cup of water, ½ tsp turmeric powder and 2 pinches of asafoetida. Pressure cook this for 4-5 whistles. Keep the cooked dal aside.
Grind the coconut, green chili and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
In a pan add coconut oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chili, asafoetida, and curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds crackle and urad dal turn golden brown add the cubed tomatoes. Saute this for 2 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water to this. Add the salt. Let this boil for 3 minutes. Now add the cooked dal to this. Mix well and add the ground coconut paste to this. Add water to adjust the consistency.
Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with few curry leaves. Tomato kootu | thakkli kootu is ready.
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