Radish Kootu / Mullangi Kootu Curry

Radish kootu / Mullangi kootu curry is a thick gravy dish made with radish, carrot, peanut and split yellow moong dal. Radish Kootu /Mullangi Kootu Curry recipe is with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Radish Kootu /Mullangi Kootu Curry.

Ingredients:
Radish.               -1
Carrot.                -1
Tomato.              -1
Moong dal.         -1/2 cup
Peanuts.              -1/4 cup
turmeric powder.-1/4 tsp
Water.                 -2 cups
Salt.                    -to taste

For grinding Coconut Masala Paste:
Grated coconut. -1/2 cup
Dry red chillies. -3
Coriander seeds.-1&1/2 tsp
Urad dal.            -2 tsp
Chana dal.          -2 tsp
Coconut oil.       -1tsp for roasting

For Seasoning:
Mustard seeds.-1tsp
Cumin seeds.  -1tsp
Dry red chilly.-1
Curry leaves.  -1sprig
Hing powder. -1tsp
Coconut oil.   -2 tbsp

Instructions:
1). Remove the outer skin of radish, cut and remove both the ends, wash and chop radish into small pieces. Remove the outer skin of carrot, wash and chop carrot into small pieces.Wash split yellow moongdal. Pressure cook split yellow moong dal along with chopped radish, chopped carrot, peanuts, turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 2 cup of water till soft. Transfer the cooked split yellow moong dal radish carrot peanut mixture along with cooked water to a bowl and keep aside.

2). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a pan and roast urad dal, chana dal, dry red chillies and coriander seeds till dal changes to golden colour on medium flame. Keep aside the roasted ingredients to cool.

3). Once cooled grind the roasted ingredients along with grated coconut to a smooth paste adding little water. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

Method:
1). Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add broken dry red chilly halves, curry leaves and hing powder (asafoetida) into the pan and saute well in oil for a second.

2). Add finely chopped tomato into the pan and saute well till tomato becomes soft.

3). Add cooked split yellow moong dal radish carrot and peanuts mixture along with cooked water into the pan and mix well.

4). Add required water into the pan to adjust the consistency and mix well.Boil and cook the curry for 3 minutes on low flame and stir well in between.

5). Add ground coconut masala paste  and required salt into the pan and mix well.

6). Boil and cook the radish Kootu / mullangi kootu curry for few minutes.Mix the curry well and switch off the flame.

Transfer the radish kootu / mullangi kootu curry to a serving bowl.

Very tasty Radish Kootu /Mullangi Kootu Curry is ready to serve with rice.