Malabar kootocurry

Ingredients:-

1. 100 gms chickpeas (Kadala/channa)
2. 300 gms yam (chenna/suran)
3. 300 gms plantains (athaka/kela)
4. 7 green chillies (pacha mulag)
5. 20 gms ginger
6. 2 grated coconuts
7. 20 gms cumin seeds
8. 2 tsp. turmeric powder
9. salt as required
10. 50 ml. coconut oil
11. 10 gms mustard seeds
12. 50 gms coconut sliced
13. 5 dried red chillies
14. 2 sprigs of curry leaves

Method:

• The chickpeas should be soaked overnight and then cooked.
• Peel and cut the plantain and yam into small pieces.
• Slice the ginger and green chillies into small pieces and cook it along with plantains and yam by adding enough water.
• Mix this with the chickpeas.
• Grind coarsely items listed at 6,7 and 8. Mix this with the cooked vegetables and cook a little more and remove from fire.
• Sauté mustard, coconut slices, dry red chillies and curry leaves in hot coconut oil and pour over the cooked curry.
• Serve it with rice.

Source: Vanitha magazine August 15-31, 2007