Vallarai Keerai / Brahmi leaves- 2 cup chopped finely
Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu - ½ cup
Tomatoes - 1 large chopped
Garlic - 2 fat cloves
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar - ½ tsp
For Grinding:
Fresh Coconut - ½ cup Grated
Dry Red Chilli - 2
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tblspn
For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds/ Jeerakam - ½ tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi - ¼ tsp
Curry Leaves a sprig
Instructions
Take all grinding ingredients in a blender, add some water and make it into smooth puree.
Take dal, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 2 whistle, simmer the flame for 10 mins. Turn the heat off and let the steam go all by itself.
Now open the cooker and put it back on stove. Add salt, sugar and ground masala. Mix well. Adjust the consistency with some water.Let this simmer for 5 mins..
Now make seasoning by heating oil and frying all seasoning ingredients in it. Pour this over the kootu and mix well.