Molakoottal - a Kerala dish
South Indian Meals
Gravies
Basic Molakoottal - you can use any veggie, the method is the same
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
- Many veggies can be used for molakoottal - Ash gourd, pumpkin, chow chow, koorkkai, carrots, mixed veggies, snake gourd etc.
- Chop veggies into big chunks and cook with turmeric powder.
- Grind into a smooth paste - coconut (3-4 tbsp), jeera and 1 red chilli.
- 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.
Temper with coconut oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera, curry leaves, red chillies, asafoetida .