Tri Dals Masala Kootu

Description

Usually we use channa dal r moong dal for making kootu, i tried it out with 3 dals as well as with ginger garlic paste n garam masala powder, this kootu tastes awesome n goes with hot rice topped with ghee as well for chappathis, parathas, idlies, dosais n even with pongal…with two cups of mixed veggies, this kootu will be colourful as well as with plenty of vitamins…give a trial friends..

Three dhals Kootu/Tri dals n veggies masala/ Three dals vegetable kootu/Masala kootu

Ingredients-1
2 cup	Mixed vegetables(carrots, beans, zucchini, radish r any veggies of ur choice)
¼ cup	Split moongdal(paasi paruppu)
¼ cup	Channa dal (kadala paruppu)
¼ cup	Toor dal(thuvaram paruppu)
1 no	Onion (chopped)
1 no	Tomato(chopped)
3 nos	Green chillies
1 tsp	Ginger paste
1 tsp	Garlic paste
¼ tsp	Turmeric powder
1 tsp	Garam masala powder
	Salt
5 tsp	Oil ( as per need)

Ingredients-2
1 tsp	Fennel seed
¼ cup	Coconut(grated)

Ingredients-3
¼ tsp	Mustard seeds
¼ tsp	Urad dal
3 nos	Red chillies
5 nos	Curry leaves

Instructions

Take a pressure cooker, heat 3 tsp of oil n add the chopped onions followed by chopped tomatoe pieces n cook them until they turns mushy..add the ginger paste n garlic paste n cook them until the raw smell goes away..add the 2 cups of veggies n cook them for a while..slit open the green chilly n add them too…now add the garam masala powder, salt to the veggies, meanwhile wash thoroughly together the channa dal, moong dal n toor dal…add the mixed dals to the veggies with turmeric powder..grind the fennel seed n grated coconut finely in a food processor r mixie with half cup of water n add this to the mixed veggies n dals, adjust ur kootu by adding water as per ur need, check for salt…close the pressure cooker with the lid n cook them until 3 whistles…put off the stove..

Heat 2tsp of oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal n red chillies as well as the curry leaves to the oil n let them splutters..open the lid of the cooker n add this to the masala kootu..