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Koottukari - Brahmin Special

Kumbalanga, chana dal, elephant yam and other ingredients are cooked together.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

1/4 kg Ash Gourd/White Gourd (Kumbalanga)
1/4 kg Elephant yam Chena
1 cup Chana dal Kadala parippu
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
3 nos Red chillies
11/2 cup Coconut — grated
2 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Urad dal parippu (Uzhunnu)
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 piece Jaggery Sharkara
3 tsp Salt

Preparation

Step 1
For prepraring kootukari - brahmin special, wash kumbalnga, elephant yam and chana dal and boil it in the cooker with sufficient quantity of water take about 2 cups of water so that the vegetables are immersed in water). Add turmeric and salt to this.
Step 2
Grind the grated coconut 1 cup with jeerakam and red chillies adding some water.
Step 3
Add the cooked vegetables to the ground coconut mixture and allow to boil for a few minutes. Then add jaggery.
Step 4
Fry mustard seeds and urad dal in coconut oil. Add the remaining 1/2 cup grated coconut and keep frying till it becomes brownish in color.
Step 5
Stir in the fried ingredients into the cooked vegetable mixture. Add curry leaves.
Step 6
Koottukari - brahmin special recipe, is ready. Serve hot.

Tip

When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.

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Main Course

Koottukari - Brahmin Special

Kumbalanga, chana dal, elephant yam and other ingredients are cooked together.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

1/4 kg Ash Gourd/White Gourd (Kumbalanga)
1/4 kg Elephant yam Chena
1 cup Chana dal Kadala parippu
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
3 nos Red chillies
11/2 cup Coconut — grated
2 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Urad dal parippu (Uzhunnu)
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 piece Jaggery Sharkara
3 tsp Salt

Preparation

Step 1
For prepraring kootukari - brahmin special, wash kumbalnga, elephant yam and chana dal and boil it in the cooker with sufficient quantity of water take about 2 cups of water so that the vegetables are immersed in water). Add turmeric and salt to this.
Step 2
Grind the grated coconut 1 cup with jeerakam and red chillies adding some water.
Step 3
Add the cooked vegetables to the ground coconut mixture and allow to boil for a few minutes. Then add jaggery.
Step 4
Fry mustard seeds and urad dal in coconut oil. Add the remaining 1/2 cup grated coconut and keep frying till it becomes brownish in color.
Step 5
Stir in the fried ingredients into the cooked vegetable mixture. Add curry leaves.
Step 6
Koottukari - brahmin special recipe, is ready. Serve hot.

Tip

When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.