Easy Kootu

Ingredients
Moong Dhal--------------------------1/4 cup
Vegetable(ANY one)------------------250 to 300 gms
Turmeric powder-----------------------1/2 tsp
Hing-----------------------------------A liberal pinch
Salt ----------------------------------- To taste
Curry powder--------------------------1tbsp
Grated coconut(optional)----------------2 tsp
Oil--------------------------------------1tbsp( if you like you can add 1 more tbsp too)
Mustard seeds--------------------------1/2 tsp
Curry leaves----------------------------- few

This is a very easy Kootu to make.As I told for the other kootu with Moong Dhal(Payatham Paruppu), we can use any of the vegetables mentioned in that post. This one I made with Avarakkai(Broad beans).Cook the vegetable with the Moong Dhal with turmeric powder and hing.After it is cooked  add salt and stir.Add the curry powder and the grated coconut on top of it. Heat oil and  add mustard seeds and pour it hot on top of the curry powder and the grated coconut.Mix well  and add the curry leaves.If you want you can cook the moong dhal and vegetable in a pressure cooker too(with hing and turmeric powder).Then the remaining part is the same.

Cabbage and Carrot kootu

Cabbage--------------300 gms
Carrot-----------------150 gms
Cooked toor dhal------1 cup

For the masala

urid dhal-----------------1tbsp
Black pepper------------1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds-------------1/2 tsp
Rice----------------------1 tbsp
Red chilly-----------------2
Grated coconut-----------1 tbsp

Fry all the ingredients in 2 tsp of oil excepting the coconut.Add it after switching off the flame.
Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
In a cooking vessel or a pressure cooker put the vegetables with enough water add salt,1/2 tsp of Sambar powder, little hing and cook.Add the masala and the cooked toor dhal and cook for 5 more minutes.Add curry leaves and temper it with mustard seeds.
Many would have never tasted this kootu at all.It is very unique and my family loves it.For those who don't like  North Indian this goes very well with chapatti too.