Green Chowli Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• Raw chowli - 100 gms
• Sambhar powder - 2 tsp
• Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - As required
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coconut milk - 1 cup
• Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - little

For seasoning:

• Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Dry red chilli - 1 (broken)

Method:

• First boil moong dhal & raw chowli together.
• Add little turmeric on cooker & keep aside.
• Then take a kadai, add boiled dal & chowli, tamarind paste, salt, sambhar powder, chilli powder, little jaggery, asafoetida & required level of water.
• Mix well & allow to boil for 10 mins till the raw smell goes.
• Finely add coconut milk & mix well. 
• When it starts boiling, switch off the gas & add thadka.*
• Add it to the kuzhambu.
• Enjoy with hot steamed rice or phulka.

*Thadka - In a coconut oil, add mustard seeds, dry red chilli & curry leaves.