Kootu

This is a very simple and delicious recipe. Can be a very good combination with Dosa or Idli.  

Ingredients:

• Soaked Peanut - 1small bowl
• Soaked or frozen Green peas - 1small bowl
• Vegetables like a potato, carrot, onion, tomato, beans etc - 1bowl
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Green chilli 1 sliced
• Oil 2-3tsp
• Cumin seeds 2tsp
• Mustard seeds 1tsp
• Asafoetida
• Turmeric powder
• Garam masala powder 1-2tsp
• Red chilli powder 1-2tsp
• Salt

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a cooker. Add mustard and cumin seeds, wait till it flutters, then add green chilli, curry leaves, turmeric powder, Garam masala powder and red chilli powder. 
• Add vegetable choppings, soaked peanut and green peas. Add salt and water.
• Close the cooker with lid and cook it for 10mins.
• Turn off the flames and let it cool down for 10mins before you try opening the lid. 
• Garnish kootu with coriander leaves. Serve warm/hot kootu with Dosa or Idli.