Vazhaikkai pulikootu/Thirunelveli style

                                                                  This is a tangy and different type of kootu i learnt from my mother in law.(she is from Thirunelveli).You chop the vazhaikkai(Raw Banana) into small blocks boil it in tamarind water with sambar powder and add scraped coconut friend in coconut oil.That is the speciality i guess!

Ingredients

Raw bananas	2nos
Tamarind	1tbs
Sambar powder	2tsp
Boiled Tur dal	3tbs
Salt	2tsp
Scraped coconut	2tbs
Coconut oil	2tbs
Asafoetida	1/2tsp

To Temper

oil	1tbs
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Channa dal	1tsp
Red chillies	2
Curry leaves	few

Method
1.Soak Tamarind in hot water and extract juice.Dice the vazhaikkai.
2.Boil the vegetable with sambar powder,salt and asafoetida.
3.When it is soft add the boiled tur dal and temper it.
4.Finally fry the scraped coconut in coconut oil and add it.

Suggestions

• Add a little jaggery when it is boiling.it tastes good.
• Do not forget the coconut oil.