ARAI KEERAI KOOTU:

Ingredients:

Leafy vegetable (washed and cut into small pieces)  2 cups
Toor Dal     1/4 cup
Grated Coconut     3-4  tbsp
Jeera                      1/2 tsp
Green Chillies       3
Water
Salt

For Seasoning:

1 to 2 tps oil and 1 tsp urad dal


Preparation:

1.   Take a mixer jar, add grated  fresh cocounut, jeera, chillies and make into a paste.
2.  Meanwhile boil the leafy vegetables for 5-6 minutes with water  Once cooked, drain any
     excess way and mash the same.
3.  Pressure cook toor dal.
3.  Pour the mashed leafy content into a vessel, add the ground paste, cooked toor dal, little salt  and
     boil it  for 3-4 minutes.

Remove from fire.   Heat oil in a pan, once hot, add urad dal fry brown.  Then add to the
Kootu  and serve it.

Tastes good with VENDHYA KOZHAMBU OR VATTHA KOZHAMBU rice.