Kosthu

Serves: 2

Cooking time:30 min

Ingredients:

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 tomato, finely chopped

1 green chilly

1 cup potato, cut into small pieces

1 cup carrot, cut into small pieces

1 cup eggplant, cut into small pieces

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp channa dal

1/2 tsp sambar powder

4 tsp besan flour

Few curry leaves and corriander leaves

Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in pressure cooker.
• Add mustard, once it splutter, add channa dal and onion.
• When onion turns golden brown, add tomato,green chilly and curry leaves.
• Sauté till tomato becomes soft.
• Add all the vegetables and keep stirring for few minutes.
• Now add sambar powder, salt and 2 cups water.
• When it starts boiling, close pressure cooker and wait for 3 whistles.
• Mix besan flour with 1/2 cup water without lumps.
• Once the pressure released, open the pressure cooker and add besan mixture.
• Cook till kosthu becomes slightly thick.
• Garnish with corriander leaves.
• Serve hot with idly or dosa.