Poriccha Koottu - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 8 tbsp yellow moong dal (split and hulled green gram)
• A handful of spinach, chopped
• ½ a snake gourd, chopped
• ¼ an ash gourd, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• Unrefined salt to taste
• Fresh coriander leaves to garnish
• 2 dry red chillies
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns (kali mirch)
• 1 tsp cumin (jeera) seeds
• 1 tbsp split black gram (urad dal)
• 1 tsp sesame (til) seeds
• 4 tbsp grated fresh coconut
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tsp mustard (rai) seeds
• ⅛ tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 red chilli
• 1 tsp split black gram (urad dal)
• A few curry leaves