Molakoottal - a Kerala dish

Cuisine

South Indian Meals

Category

Gravies

Basic Molakoottal - you can use any veggie, the method is the same

Molakoottal - a Kerala dish

Ingredients

  • Ash gourd / Pumpkin / chow chow / carrot / mixed veggie

  • Grated coconut - ½ cup or little less

  • Toor Dal - about ¾ cup

  • Jaggery - a small piece

  • Jeera

  • Red chillies

  • Coconut oil

  • Mustard seeds

  • Urad dal

  • Curry leaves

  • Asafoetida

Directions

  1. Many veggies can be used for molakoottal - Ash gourd, pumpkin, chow chow, koorkkai, carrots, mixed veggies, snake gourd etc.
  2. Chop veggies into big chunks and cook with turmeric powder.
  3. Grind into a smooth paste - coconut (3-4 tbsp), jeera and 1 red chilli.
  4. Add to cooked veggies. Add salt. A bit of jaggery. Let it all boil together for a few minutes. Add pressure cooked toor dal. About 1/2 cup of uncooked toor to serve 4 people.

  5. Temper with coconut oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera, curry leaves, red chillies, asafoetida .

Basic Molakoottal

Basic molakoottal - you can use a variety of veggies and the basic recipe is the same

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