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Pulippu Koottu

Brinjals and tuvar dal cooking with a flavourful coconut masala .

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Preparation Time : 11-15 minutes

Cooking time : 31-40 minutes

Servings : 4

Main Ingredients

Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal), Brinjals

Cuisine

TamilNadu

Course

Main Course-Veg

Level Of Cooking

Easy

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Ingredients

Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal)
1/2 cup
Brinjals cubed
2
Salt
to taste
Tamarind pulp
1 1/2 tablespoons
Oil
4 tablespoons
Black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon
Coriander seeds
1 teaspoon
Red chillies
3
Asafoetida
a pinch
Coconut scraped
2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon
Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)
1 teaspoon
Split Bengal gram (chana dal)
1 teaspoon

Method

Step 1

Cook the brinjal cubes with a little salt and water. Drain the excess water and add the tamarind juice. Cook the tuvar dal separately in a cup of water.

Step 2

Heat two teaspoons of oil in a pan and sauté coriander seeds, peppercorns, red chillies and asafoetida till a nice aroma is given out and grind into a paste along with scraped coconut.

Step 3

Add this to the brinjals and bring to a boil. Mash the cooked tuvar dal with salt and add to the koottu. Mix all the ingredients well and bring to a boil. Heat the remaining oil, add mustard seeds.