Keera Kootu

Ingredients

50 gms Toor dal (pressure cooked and mashed well)

6 Spoons grated coconut

¼  spoon Jeera

¼ Spoon rice flour

1 or 2 Red chillie

1 Spoon urad dal

Turmeric powder a pinch

1 spoon oil

Salt to taste

For grinding

Roast urad dal and red chilli in little oil.

Grind the above with  coconut, jeera and rice flour to fine paste.

Method

Wash the keerai for 3 to 4 times with lots of water and filter it.

Chop it and cook well with little water adding a pinch of turmeric powder and salt.

Add coconut masala to the above and cook well.

Now add the mashed dhal along with this and allow to boil for 2 more minutes.

In a pan add 1 spoon of oil season it with mustard and urad dhal.

Goes well with hot rice.

Combination onion salad, mango salad or any raitha.