Koottucurry

In this curry, a miscellaneous variety of vegetables and some Bengal gram are used. The difference between this and 'Aviyal' is that no tamarind is added.

Ingredients:

Bengal gram dal	1/2cup
Pumpkin, snake gourd, Long runner beans, yam, Cucumber	1/4kg (all together)
Inner flesh of drum stick	1/2 cup
Grated coconut	1/2 cup
Turmeric powder	1/4 tsp
Green chillies	3 (split into 2)
Salt	to taste
Coconut oil	1/4cup
Mustard	1tsp
White gram dal	2dsp
Dried red chillies	3 (each sliced into 3)
Curry leaves	2 sprigs
Ghee	1 dsp
Grated coconut	1/4 cup

Method:

Cook the bengal gram dal with salt and water to a thick gravy. Clean and cut the vegetables into small pieces. Par boil the vegetables by steaming. Grind 1/2cup grated coconut and mix it with turmeric powder and green chillies. Heat oil and season mustard, white gram dal, dried red chillies and curry leaves. Add the ground coconut mixture. Saute for sometime, till the water dries. Add the cooked vegetables, salt and bengal gram dal. Saute well. Heat 1dsp ghee and fry the 1/4cup grated coconut in it till golden brown. Add this to the koottucurry and mix well.