Molagootal

Molagootal is again a simple gravy that can be had with rice.It is not at all spicy.So we normally have some chutney or pachadi or pickle along with it.

This can be made of many vegetables like cabbage, ash gourd(Elavan),Spinach(Arai keerai or Palak) or a mix of veggies like ash gourd,carrot,beans,peas.When you use vegetables like ash gourd,bottle gourd,chow chow(Vegetable pear/chayote) you can add one/two potato along with it to have a better consistency of gravy.

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:

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• Vegetables of your choice - 2 cups
• If spinach - 3 medium sized bunches
• Coconut - 4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Red Chiliies - 2 or 3
• Urad dhal - 1 1/2 tsp
• Oil - for tempering
• Tuar Dhal - 1 cup(as shown in pic)
• Salt - to taste
• Mustard seeds - 3/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

Method:

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• Pressure cook tuar dal and keep it aside.
• Chop the vegetables into small cubes.Pressure cook the vegetables.(Cabbage gets cooked easily,so just 2 whistles will be sufficient)

In case of spinach, separate the leaves and wash them well. Chop the leaves and saute it well till the raw smell goes off.Then grind it in a mixie(Just a turn would do..Do not make a fine paste)

• In a Tava, add a tsp of oil and fry 1 tsp of urad dal till it turns brown .Add red chillies to it and saute for 2 sec.Do not let the red chillies get burnt.
• To the above fried ingredients,add coconut,cumin seeds and little water to make a very fine paste.
• In a thick bottomed vessel,add the cooked tuar dal,vegetables/spinach,salt and the ground paste and mix well.
• Keep it on medium flame and turn off when it boils.
• Temper it with mustard seeds,curry leaves and 1/2 tsp of urad dal.

Molagootal is ready .Serve with rice and any chutney/pachadi and pickle.