A special chettiar veetu kootu saaru for rice!
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a kadai. Add red chillies, dhania, and toor dal and fry until they turn golden brown. Transfer the content to a plate and let it cool.
Take the remaining oil in the same kadai and fry the onions.
Take all these contents in a mixie jar and grind it adding some water.
Boil the drumstick in a thick bottom vessel adding turmeric powder, tamarind juice, and salt. Take enough water, may be 2 to 3 cups as the kootu saaru will be thin in consistency.
Once the drumstick is cooked well, add the ground masala paste and cook it for a few more minutes until the raw smell settles.
Heat the oil for tempering in a kadai, add the mustard, urad dal, red chilly, and curry leaves, and fry them. Add the smashed onions to it and fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until the onions are fried well.
Transfer this to the murungakkai kootu saaru and put off the fire.
This is a healthy and tasty kuzhambu item for rice and for any millet rice also.
