Manathakkali Kootu Recipe
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with yellow moong dal (split), onion - finely chopped, tomato - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 3.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Manathakkali Kootu Recipe, we will first wash and clean the moong dal
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup)manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 2
Place the moong dal into the pressure cooker along with the onions, tomatoes, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and about 1 cup of water
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastedry red chilli(1) - 3
Cover the pressure cooker, place the weight on and cook until you hear a couple of whistles
- 4
After a couple of whistles, turn the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat
- 5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 6
While the pressure is releasing, place the chopped Manathakkali Keerai into a steamer
onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 7
Steam until the keerai is cooked through
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 8
Turn off the heat and take the keerai out of the steamer, so the color remains green
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 9
Once the moong dal is cooked through completely, open the cooker and give the dal a quick whisk and take care not to mash the dal to much
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup) - 10
Kootu is usually a thick gravy along with vegetables where you can feel the texture of the dal
- 11
Stir in the steamed Manathakkali Keerai
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 12
Check the salt and spices and adjust to taste
salt - to taste - 13
The next step is to season the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 14
Heat oil in a tadka pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal and red chillies
red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1) - 15
Allow them to roast and the dal to brown a little
- 16
Stir in the asafoetida powder and turn off the heat
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon) - 17
Pour this seasoning to the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu and serve
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 18
Serve the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu along with Steamed Rice, Salad for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner or even for a quiet Sunday lunch with family
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams)
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Manathakkali Kootu Recipe
A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with yellow moong dal (split), onion - finely chopped, tomato - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 3.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Directions
18 steps- 1
To begin making the Manathakkali Kootu Recipe, we will first wash and clean the moong dal
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup)manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 2
Place the moong dal into the pressure cooker along with the onions, tomatoes, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and about 1 cup of water
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastedry red chilli(1) - 3
Cover the pressure cooker, place the weight on and cook until you hear a couple of whistles
- 4
After a couple of whistles, turn the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat
- 5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 6
While the pressure is releasing, place the chopped Manathakkali Keerai into a steamer
onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 7
Steam until the keerai is cooked through
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 8
Turn off the heat and take the keerai out of the steamer, so the color remains green
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 9
Once the moong dal is cooked through completely, open the cooker and give the dal a quick whisk and take care not to mash the dal to much
yellow moong dal (split)(1/2 cup) - 10
Kootu is usually a thick gravy along with vegetables where you can feel the texture of the dal
- 11
Stir in the steamed Manathakkali Keerai
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 12
Check the salt and spices and adjust to taste
salt - to taste - 13
The next step is to season the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 14
Heat oil in a tadka pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal and red chillies
red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1) - 15
Allow them to roast and the dal to brown a little
- 16
Stir in the asafoetida powder and turn off the heat
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon) - 17
Pour this seasoning to the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu and serve
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams) - 18
Serve the Manathakkali Keerai Kootu along with Steamed Rice, Salad for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner or even for a quiet Sunday lunch with family
manathakkali keerai - roughly chopped(200 grams)
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A diabetic friendly South Indian Recipes recipe with yellow moong dal (split), onion - finely chopped, tomato - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 3.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (3 servings)
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