You can choose any fresh vegetable of your choice. My MIL does kootu in this method.
INGREDIENTS:
Ash gourd (Pooshani) - 1/2 kg
Moong dal - 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Pepper - 1/4 tsp.
Dry red chilly - 1
Urad dhal (split) - 1 tsp.
Coconut(scraped) - 3 tablespoons
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Hing
Salt
Oil - 1 tsp.
METHOD:
Pressure cook moong dhal with turmeric powder and mash it well. Keep aside.
In a pan, heat oil and fry pepper, chillies, and urad dhal till golden brown. Grind it in a mixie to a paste alongwith scraped coconut.
Cut ash gourd into small cubes. Cook it with a pinch of turmeric powder, required amount of salt and hing. When done, add the mashed dhal and ground paste and bring it to a boil till thick.
Season it with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Goes well with South Indian meals, rice, pooris and chappatis.
I have never tried molagootal with pushnika, super idea, thnx! I will try this next!
ReplyDeleteLooking yummy and great with rice
ReplyDeleteit turned out awesome! thanks for the recipe
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