Green papaya kootu - papali kai kootu

Ingredients

• 1/2 Papaya (unripe )
• 1/2 cup Moong dal
• 1/8 tsp Turmeric
• Salt
• 1/2 cup Coconut (scraped )
• 2 Green chilli
• 1/2 tsp Rice flour
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Small onion/ shallots
• 2 tsp Coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 1 Curry leaves sprig

Instructions

1. 1

   Peel the papaya's skin well without any green hue. Slice into strips and then chop into cubes.

2. 2

   In a small pressure cooker, add moong dal, top with the chopped papaya, salt, turmeric and water just to immerse the vegetable.

3. 3

   Pressure cook for 3 whistles.Meanwhile grind coconut, green chilli and rice flour with very little water. Add cumin and peeled shallots, give it a run.

4. 4

   Add the ground coconut mixture to the kootu and boil for 2 mins.

5. 5

   Heat a kadai, add oil, splutter mustard, followed by urad dal, curry leaves. Pour it to the kootu and stir well.