Moong Dhal - Chow chow Kootu

Ingredients:

• Moong dhal - 1 cup
• Chow chow - 1 - Medium - Sliced
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Salt - To taste
• Oil - 3 to 4 Tea spoons
• Mustard - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Urud Dal - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Jeera Seeds - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Onion - 1 - Medium - Finely sliced
• Green chillies - 4 - Finely chopped
• Red chillies - 2
• Curry Leaves - 1 stem
• Garlic - 4 pieces - sliced
• Tomato - 1 - Big - Finely chopped
• Dhaniya Powder - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Methi powder - 2 pinches
• Inguva - 2 pinches
• Coriander - To garnish
• Multigrain powder - 2 Table spoons

Method to prepare Multigrain Powder:

• Take all kind of grains (such as kandhi pappu, pesara pappu, udhi pappu, pachi senaga pappu) in equal parts and fry them separately without oil.
• Now fry 1 to 2 tea spoons of jeera seeds, dry chillies (based on taste - minimum of 3), curry leaves (1 to 3 stems), Nuvvulu (1 tea spoon) altogether separately.
• Now grind them altogether and make as fine powder. Salt shouldn't be added so that the powder can be preserved.
• Can be used for Bittergaurd fry, potato fry etc. based on your taste

Method:

• Heat a pan without oil and fry moong dal for sometime (minimum of 7 minutes).
• Now take a vessel, add fried moong dal, sliced chow chow, salt, turmeric powder and pour water. Boil them till the moong dal and chow chow turns soft.
• Now heat a pan with oil, add mustard, urud dal, jeera seeds and wait till the mustard pops down.
• Later on add finely chopped onions, curry leaves, green chillies, red chillies, inguva, methi powder and saute them, till the onion pieces turn transparent.
• Now add finely chopped tomatoes, dhaniya powder and fry the whole mixture.
• Finally add the boiled moong dal and chow chow pieces to the mixture, add multigrain powder and allow them to cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Now garnish with coriander and serve.

* Very nice dish, because of the combination we are using. Chow chow is good in fibre and also a watery vegetable. Moong Dal is rich in proteins.

* When we consume proteins and fibres as a combination, its very good for health.

* Serves as a good side dish with rice and chapathi.