Urulaikizhangu milagu kootu | Potato pepper kootu

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Rice | Type: Kootu, Dry curry

Ingredients

• Potato – 3 [Wash, peel off the skin & cut into cubes]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed
• Oil – 1 tbsp

For roasting & grinding

• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Peppercorns [Milagu] - 4
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Dry red chilli – 1 to 2
• Water - 3 tbsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• *Heat oil in a pan roast urad dal, peppercorns & dry red chilli. Add roasted ingredients & coconut in a mixer jar grind well with 3 tbsp of water.

For Seasoning / Tempering

• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves -1 spring
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp

Method

• Parboil potato with turmeric & salt added water till soft.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let its splutter. Then add Bengal gram, urad dal, & curry leaves.
• Add boiled potato & ground mixture mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling sauté in low flame & Leave it for 2 min.
• Then cut off heat & serve hot with rice.

Potato pepper kootu