Kotu is a Tamil + Kerala dish. And is a combination of dal + some vegetable. It has to be served hot and is one of those dishes that is simple to make and is good in taste. It is very light on spices and has a coconut flavor to it. The below recipe is for lauki (that my mom swears by as she says it is very healthy for heart patients) and you can substitute lauki with palak. I hate luki to the core and this is the only form of it that i really love.
Ingredients:
1) Curry leaves (yes dude its a south indian dish - this is a key ingredient of al most (if not all) all of their dishes.
2) Green chillies and jeera
3) Grated fresh coconut
4) Yellow dal
5) Lauki
Procedure:
This dish requires both cooker and a mixie so might look cumbersome but actually it is not.
1) Chop the lauki into cubes.
2) Add it to cooker. Add haldi, curry leaves (good amount), 1 chopped chilli and dal ( dal is also good amount)
3) Boil it in the cooker (my cooker take 2 whistles to gewt done)
4) In a mixie- add jeera, green chillies and grated coconut (2-3 teaspoons) - add a little water and make it a coarse paste (the coarseness is important to give it the right texture).
5) In a pan heat oil, add jeera. Add the paste of part 4. Add the things of part 3. Let things come to a boils and mix well. Add Salt.
It is ready to serve.
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