Malabar Vellarikaai Molagootal...
All of us know cucumber, but there is a brown skinned- cucumber, coming from places like Kerala. This is called Malabar Cucumber and this is available in Singapore. How to make Molagootal( Kootu) with this: 1. Peel the Malabar cucumber, remove the seed side portion and cut into small cubes. 2. Pressure cook one handful of Toor dhal 3.Cook the Malabar cucumber, adding lil turmeric. 4. Grind 3-4 tbsp of grated cocount, 3-4 green chillies, 1 tbsp of cumin and the cooked toor dhal and add to this malabar cucumber. 5. Add salt and let all this boil together 6. Saute with Mustard and curry leaves. This one goes well with rice. You can try it with pickles like Aavakkai