Arachuvitta kootu

 

Ingredients

    Carrot – ½ cup [boiled]
    Potato – ½ cup [boiled]
    Curry leaves – 1 spring
    Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
    Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
    Asafetida a pinch
    Salt to taste
    Oil – 2 tbsp
    Water as needed

For roasting and grinding

    Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
    Urad dal – ½ tbsp
    Dry red chilli - 1
    Coconut – 2 tbsp
    Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
    Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
    Oil – 1 tbsp
    Heat oil in a pan then roast ingredients. Then grind to smooth paste.

Method

    Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered add curry leaves, asafetida, carrot and potato sauté gently.
    Add salt and turmeric powder mix well. Then add freshly ground paste mix well. Then add ½ cup water mix well.
    When boiling cut off heat & serve hot with pongal, paal pongal or upma