Mysore Kuzhambu

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Mysore Kuzhambu is a delicious South Indian dal (lentil dish) that tastes amazing absolutely served with steamed rice and ghee.

Ingredients

• 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
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• ½ cup Grated Fresh Coconut
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp Raw rice
• 4 dry Red chilies
• ½ tsp Asafoetida powder
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 dry Red Chili
• 6 curry leaves

Method

1. Pressure cook toor dal until very tender and set aside.
2. Grind all the ingredients for spice paste into a fine paste, using little water.
3. Microwave or steam the vegetables until tender.
4. 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.
5. 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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