Seema Vankaya Kootu / Bangalore Vankaya Kootu

Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup Toor Dal
• 1 no Seema Vankaya / Chow chow
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste

For Paste :

• 1/2 sp Coriander Seeds
• 1/2 sp Chana Dal
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1/4 sp Pepper Seeds
• 2 Red Chillies
• 2 inches Tamarind flake
• fistful Coconut Pieces
• 1 sp Oil

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• 1 pinch Inguva
• Coriander Leaves
• Curry leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Method :

• Wash and peel seema vankaya and cut it into big pieces
• Pressure cook toor dal & chopped seema vankaya and let it cool for some time.
• Heat oil in a pan add paste ingredients & fry except tamarind and coconut pieces.
• Grind into a coarse paste along with tamarind & coconut pieces by adding little water.
• Heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry for 2 mins and add curry leaves.
• Add dal mixture, ground paste & combain well, add  cup of water if required.
• Now add salt, turmeric powder and stir well, let it cook for few mins & turn off the flame.
• Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Seema vankaya kootu is ready to serve, serve with rice & roties.