Carrot Kootu

Category: Kootu / Lunch
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 3 servings

Carrot Kootu

Ingredients:

• Carrots - 2-3 nos, chopped
• Tur Dhal - 1/4 cup
• Moong Dhal - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Water - as needed

For Grinding:

• Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup, packed
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Green chilly - 1 no (Can be avoided if making for kids)

For Tempering:

• Coconut Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Urad dhal, split - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Red Chilly, broken - 1 no 
• Asafoetida - a generous pinch

Method:

1. Dry roast the moong dhal for few mins till we gets nice aroma and dhal turns golden brown (we can roast in cooker also). If having time, we can soak Tur Dhal for few mins for easy cooking
   
2. Wash and chop the carrots 
   
3. In a pressure cooker, add the roasted moong dhal, Tur Dhal, finely chopped carrot, turmeric powder and required water; cook in medium flame for 2-3 whistles
   
4. Meanwhile grind the coconut, cumin seeds and green chilly into a fine paste. If making for kids, we can avoid the green chilly for grinding and use only for tadka
   
   
   
   
5. Once the dhal and veggie gets cooked, open up the lid and mash them well
   
6. Add the ground coconut paste to the cooked dhal and allow to boil for few mins in low to medium flame
   
7. Add required salt and once it reaches kootu consistency (little thick), switch it off
8. In a small pan, heat coconut oil and once it becomes hot add the mustard seeds followed by urad dhal, curry leaves, red chilly and asafoetida
   
9. Pour the tadka into the kootu
   
10. Serve hot with Rice!