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Mysore Kuzhambu

Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Course: Side Dish, soups stews
Cuisine: south indian
Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients

For the Dal:

  • ¾ cup Toor Dal (Red Gram Dal)
  • ½ cup Green Beans, cut into ½" pieces
  • 2 tbsp Green Peas
  • 1 Small Potato, peeled an cut into ½" pieces
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • To taste Salt

For the Spice Paste:

  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • ½ cup Grated Fresh Coconut
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp Raw rice
  • 4~6 Dry Red Chilies
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida powder

For Tempering:

  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 Dry Red Chili, halved
  • 6~8 Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Pressure cook toor dal until very tender and set aside.
  • Grind all the ingredients for spice paste into a fine paste, using little water.
  • Microwave or steam the vegetables until tender.
  • Combine the veggies and dal in a saucepan along with salt, turmeric and the spice paste. Add water, if needed and simmer on low heat for the flavors to blend.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add all the ingredients for the tempering. Once the seeds start to splutter, add to the dal. Serve with rice.
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