LAUKI AND KOORKA KOOTU

INGREDIENTS:

Lauki	1 small
Koorka(Chinese potato)	½ cup frozen
Toor dal	¼ cup
Salt	To taste
Turmeric powder	½ tsp
Kootu powder	1 tbsp
Red chili powder	¼ tsp
Coconut	3 tbsp grated
Cumin seeds	¼ tsp
Oil	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	½ tsp
Urad dal	½ tsp
Curry leaves	4-5 leaves

METHOD:

• Wash and soak the toor dal for 30 minutes. Meanwhile peel and chop the lauki into small cubes.
• Add the soaked dal, chopped lauki and koorka along with salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and kootu powder into a pressure cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles.
• Grind grated coconut with cumin seeds into a smooth paste.
• When the pressure is released, open the cooker and add the ground coconut paste. Boil the kootu for 3-4 minutes.
• In a small tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds,urad dal and curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the tadka to the kootu.
• Serve warm with hot rice and ghee.