Koottu Curry

Ingredients:

Kadala / Black Chickpeas (cooked)- 1 cup

Raw Plantain/pacha kaya( diced )– 1cup

Yam/Chena (diced)– 1 cup

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Chilly powder-1/2 tsp

Pepper powder ¼ tsp

Salt to taste.

Jaggery / sharkara-1/2 cup ( grated)

Coconut -11/2cup

Jeera – 1/2tsp

Green chilly -2

Seasoning:

Mustard -1tsp

Dry red chilly-2

Curry leaves –few

Coconut-1 tbs

coconut oil- 1tbsp

Method:

1.Heat a vessel with enough water and add chena and kaya . cook them adding salt and turmeric powder.

2.Grind coconut green chillies and jeera well.

3. Heat a pan and add grated jaggery and 1 cup water. Stir well till it melt completely. .sieve and keep aside.

4.when the vegetables are cooked well, add kadala, Pepper powder and chilly powder.

5. Mix well and add melted jaggery and boil for a minute.

6. Add ground coconut and boil for another 2 minutes and remove from fire.

7. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.when they pop up add dried red chillies and curry leaves and finally add 2tsp coconut which has been kept for frying.when it turn to a brown colour pour them to the curry .A good side dish for kerala sadya!