Koottukari

Ingredients

• Kadala (black chickpeas) - 1/2 cup
• Yam (chena) - 1/2 cup
• Raw green banana - 1/2 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
• Cumin seeds - a pinch
• Whole pepper - 5 or 6

For Seasoning

Ingredients

• Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - 2 sprig
• Coconut pieces - 1/4 cup
• Dried red chilly - 3

Method

1. Soak black chickpeas overnight.
2. Pressure cook adding enough water, yam and raw banana.
3.  Mash the yam and raw banana with a spoon.
4. Grind the grated coconut, cumin seeds and the whole pepper. Add this paste in the cooked chickpeas.
5. Heat coconut oil in a kadai. 

Splutter the mustard seeds and add the coconut pieces to it. Saute it till the coconut pieces turn light brown. Then add dried red chilly and curry leaves to it.