Vallarai Keerai Kootu Recipe | Brahmi Leaves Kootu Recipe

• Vallarai Keerai / Brahmi leaves- 2 cup chopped finely
• Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu - 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes - 1 large chopped
• Garlic - 2 fat cloves
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp

For Grinding

• Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup Grated
• Dry Red Chilli - 2
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tblspn

For Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds/ Jeerakam - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi - 1/4 tsp
• Curry Leaves a sprig

1. 1

   Take all grinding ingredients in a blender, add some water and make it into smooth puree.

2. 2

   Take dal, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 2 whistle, simmer the flame for 10 mins. Turn the heat off and let the steam go all by itself.

3. 3

   Now open the cooker and put it back on stove. Add salt, sugar and ground masala. Mix well. Adjust the consistency with some water.Let this simmer for 5 mins..

4. 4

   Now make seasoning by heating oil and frying all seasoning ingredients in it. Pour this over the kootu and mix well.

5. 5

   Serve with rice.