Cucumber kootu

Ingredients:

Cucumber – 1 ea (small dice)
Moong dal – ½ cup
Coconut – 2 tbsp (grated)
Green chilli – 1 ea
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – small pinch
Curry leaves – small amount
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt – to taste




Method:

1. Steam cucumber & moong dal in a cooker first.
2. Blend coconut & green chilli separately & add to the moong mix.
3. Make tempering using mustard seeds, Urad dal, Asafoetida & curry leaves & add to finish.
4. Check for seasoning.


Notes:

If the Kootu is little bit thin just in case do add little bit rice flour before adding the tempering to get consistency.
Coconut can be replaced by coconut milk or dry coconut powder available in market.