Friday, September 9, 2011

Carrot kootu/ Carrot Sambar




Ingredients :
  1. Carrot - 1 sliced
  2. Toor dal - 1 cup
  3. Onion - 1 sliced finely
  4. Tomato - 1 sliced finely
  5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. Sambar powder - 1 tsp
  7. Green Chilly - 3 sliced long
  8. Garlic - 3 cloves
  9. Curry leaves - 2 leaves
  10. Red Chilly - 1
  11. Jeera / Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  12. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  13. Coriander leaves for garnish
  14. Salt to taste

Method:
  • Add toor dal, carrot, tomato, half onion, tumeric powder,sambar powder,salt in to a cooker and whistle it.
  • It should be boiled such that toor dal can be easily smashed.

  • Keep flame low and to pan add oil followed by mustard seeds once they splutter add jeera,curry leaves, red chilly, garlic cloves, onion and fry it until onions turn brown.
  • Add tomato, green chilly and fry it for 4 mins.
  • Add pressured toor dal and boil it for another 2 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Goes well with chapati/rice.








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