Vendhaya Keerai Paruppu Kootu

There are many north indian recipe available using kasuri methi. I found methi in the vegetable shop today. The tender and greenish colour methi attracter me, So I brought a bunch of it. Started thinking what to make using this leaves and finally decided to make a kootu with that. It came out very well. so you also try this simple recipe and match it with Ennai kathirikai pulli kuzhambu which I post in my  blog.........

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Serve - 2 to 3
Recipe Category - Kootu Recipe
Recipe Cuisine - South Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Fenugreek leaves / Vendhaya keerai - 1 bunch
Toor dal - 1/2 cup (boiled)

Onion - 2 small (chopped)

Coconut oil - 1 tspn

Mustard - 1/2 tspn

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

FOR GRINDING :

Red chilli - 4 nos
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tspn

Garlic - 1 cloves

METHOD :

• Pick the leaves, chopped it very finely and clean the greens in large amount of water and set aside. 
• Boil the dal in a pressure cooker, and keep aside. 
• Grind the grinding items into coarse powder. 
• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, and allow to crackle.
• Now add chopped onion and toss it well.
• Add then chopped greens allow to cook it for 3 mins. 
• Untill the greens are half cooked.
• Add in masala, boiled dal, grated coconut, and salt. Mash the dal along with the greens.
• Now saute it well, for 5 min. Untill the dal mix evenly to the greens.
• Now it's ready to serve with ennai kathirikkai puli kuzhambu.
• Click Ennai kathirikkai puli kuzhambu to view.

PICTORIAL :

 Grinded items

 Take your ingredients

 Wash it well

 Cut the onions

 Add mustard in a kadai

 Add in chopped onion

 Add in chopped greens

 Toss well 

 Now add masala

 Grated coconut 

 Then add boiled dal

 Now add salt and mix it well 

 Now it's ready

 Serve hot

Enjoy..