Ona Kootu (Variation On Aviyal)

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Onions cut into big pieces
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
		Salt
		Bengal gram- - (chana dal)-(kadala prippu)-1/4 cup
		Grated coconut - 1 cup
		Cumin seeds - 1 pinch
6		Green chillies sliced round - 1 tablespoon
7		Coconut oil - 1 tablespoon
8		Rice - 1/2 tsp
9		Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
10		Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
11		Dry chillies - 2 - cut into 6 pieces
12		Curry leaves - 1 stalk
13		Lime juice - 4 drops

Recipe Instructions

1. All vegetables used for avial except mango can be used in this preparation such as plantain, cucumber, brinjal, carrots, beans, drumsticks, squash, potatoes etc.

Method: Cut all vegetables to one inch lengths (smaller than required for avial). Boil 3/4 cup of water and cook the chana dal . When it is nearly done, add chilli powder, turmeric powder and vegetables. Cover the pan and cook. Add salt when the vegetables are done.

Grind cumin seeds finely, add grated coconut and grind coarsely. Mix sliced green chillies and place it in the middle of the pan and cover it with the vegetables and continue to cook for a few minutes. Stir.

Meanwhile heat the oil for seasoning and temper the mustard seeds, rice, urad dal, dry red chilli pieces and curry leaves in one Tablespoon of the oil ) and add this to the curry together with the lime juice. Serve hot with rice.

Maya Nair

Source:
Hoosier KitcheNet http://www.ind.com/KitcheNet

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