Mom's 3c's Mologutal (south Indian Vegetable Lentil Stew)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup chopped carrot
• 2 cups peeled and chopped cucumbers
• boiling water (to cook the veggies)
• salt
• 1 cup water (for cooking the lentils)
• 1/3 cup yellow lentils (moong dal)
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut, plus
• 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 red chile
• little water
• 5 curry leaves
• salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 3/4 teaspoon urad dal (skinned and split black gram)

Recipe

• 1 add chopped carrots and cucumbers to enough boiling water to cover, with a little salt, in medium saucepan, and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender.
• 2 while the veggies are cooking, boil 1 cup of water and add the yellow lentils and turmeric to it.
• 3 simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until soft.
• 4 grind the shredded coconut, cumin seeds, and red chili in a blender/grinder with a little water to form a paste.
• 5 add this paste to the cooked veggies.
• 6 once the lentils are cooked, add them to the veggie-coconut mixture and mix well.
• 7 bring the stew to a boil, and add water if it appears too thick.
• 8 add curry leaves and salt to taste.
• 9 in a small frying pan, heat the oil, and add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
• 10 when the mustard starts to sputter, pour the oil-seed mixture into the stew.
• 11 stir well and ladle into soup bowls.
• 12 serve hot with chappatis, rice, tortillas or bread.