JFI: Dals~2 Dal kootu with Beans
Posted in Green Beans, Toor Dal on 07/04/2006 04:36 pm by mythiliThis weekend we had some special people visit us. We decided to prepare a grand home-made lunch and dal kootu was one of the dishes that N prepared (ofcos with the help of you-know-who). Hence here goes another entry to the JFI:Dals event from Vindu 
So straight to the recipe.
–ingredients————————————
- Green beans – 1 pound (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- Toor Dal – 1.5 cups
- Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Red chillies – 2
- Coriander – 1/4 cup
- Curry leaves – 8
For the masala
- Red Chillies- 4
- Coriander Seeds – 1 tsp
- Black pepper – 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
- Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
- Coconut powder – 2 tbsp
–procedure—————————————–
1. Prepare the masala : In a small pan heat around 1tsp of oil and fry red chillies, coriander seeds, peppers and asafoetida and take them into a food processor/blender. Add the cocunut powder and a little water. Blend into a smooth paste and keep it aside
2. Prepare the beans and dal : In a pressure cooker add sufficient water, dal and the beans. Sprinkle arouind 1 tsp or turmeric and mix the ingredients. Cook the contents until 3 whistles. Let the pressure release and keep it aside.
3. In a heavy sauce pan take the pressure cooked bean-dal mixture and heat till it boils a little. Add the masala paste too. While this is cooking, in another small pan add 1 tbsp of ghee and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and coriander (yes coriander in tadka ). Add this popu to the bean-dal-masala mixture. Stir in sufficient salt and server hot with rice.
Dal kootu ready.
07/04/2006 at 9:35 pm
N’s entry is thru, Mythili. A lovely kootu with green beans. See you guys at the round up..:)
Mythili replies, Thanks Sailu. I am waiting for your round up
07/06/2006 at 9:11 am
Dal kootu looks yummy, Mythili! Did you use fresh coconut or dessicated ? I shall definitely give this a try.
Mythili replies, Thankoooo! Btw I used dessicated coconut.
07/06/2006 at 9:04 pm
Wonderful entry by N ! Kudos to him.
I make kootu in a similar way but never tried it with green beans..
Mythili replies, Priya – Thank you so much for your kind words.
08/05/2006 at 10:29 pm
Mythili,
That was a sumptuous blend of lentils and spices. It looks very appealing! Slightly thick in consistency, it would pair very well with rice and chappatis!
Meenakshi at PRITYA
09/01/2006 at 9:09 am
Can the same recipe be made with moong dal instead of toor dal?
Mythili replies, Yes. You can make the same with moong dal too.
11/21/2006 at 10:56 pm
I tried this and it came good.
06/10/2007 at 10:15 pm
Hi Mythili……saw this recipe & wanted to try it as it was a bit unusual using beans to make kootu. Yummy……we all liked it a lot!! Thanks for sharing.
10/15/2007 at 6:29 am
It was quite inapproriate to cook it for 3 whistles under pressure. The dal just turned up over cooked! And i have not tasted any dal without onions in it! Strange…
The reciepe came out just fine with a little bit of additional flavours!