CONVALESCENT KOOTU

This kootu is very healthy for convalescent people. No tamarind and no chillies but still tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

All fresh vegetables (preferably naatu karikai) - Ash gourd, avarakkai, brinjal, kovakkai, shelled peas, etc. - 3 cups
Tomato - 2 large
Toor dal ( boiled) - 1 cup
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Mustard seeds - a pinch
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Hing - 1 pinch
Oil
Salt

METHOD:

Chop all the vegetables and tomatoes.

Boil toor dhal and keep aside.

In a kadai, heat little oil, add mustard seeds and when it splutters, add cumin seeds. Now add tomatoes, curry leaves, turmeric powder, hing and fry for a while till the raw smell of the tomato goes. Now add the chopped vegetables and salt and mix well. Sprinkle some water and cover it with a lid till it gets cooked. Add the boiled toor dhal, mix well and stir it for some time. Now your kootu is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves.