Beetroot Kutu

This is a kind of soup which has to be taken with hot rice. To make this soup we need to have tamarind pulp, boiled dal, boiled beetroot pieces and of course kutu masala. The taste of this soup is little spicy.

Ingredients:

Beetroot – 1 big (peeled and cut into cubes)

Tamarind pulp-4tbsp

Red gram-2 cups

Kutu masala-1 large cup

Turmeric powder-a pinch

Salt- to taste

Asafoetida-a pinch

Curry leaves-5 or 6

For tadka

Mustard seeds-1/2tbsp

Cumin seeds-1/2tbsp

Red chillies-2break them into pieces

Oil/ Ghee-2tbsp

Heat oil in a kadai and add all the ingredients and allow them to splutter.

Procedure:

Peel the skin and cut the beetroot into cubes. Cook red gram and beetroot in two separate vessels in a pressure cooker.

Soak tamarind in water and squeeze the pulp. Add tamarind pulp,cooked dal, beetroot pieces and kutu masala in a thick bottomed vessel or pressure pan. Add all of them one after the 
other. Put this on fire and add salt and turmeric powder. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes. Add asafoetida and fresh curry leaves. Again boil it for 5 more minutes. Add tadka to it. Steamy, spicy beetroot kutu is ready.