Vaazhakkai kootu kuzhambu

Another winner from Gita Iyer (Agraharam YouTube videos)

Ingredients
Tur dal - 1/4 cup (pressure cook with a little turmeric)
Black eyed beans - 3 tbsp cooked with salt
Raw banana - 1 medium size, chopped into bite size pieces
Coconut 1/4 cup
Urad dal 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Sambhar powder - 2 tsp
Tamarind extract (1/2 tsp tamarind concentrate)
Salt

To temper
Coconut oil
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a few

Method

1. Fry 1/2 tsp urad + 1/4 cup coconute + 1 sprig curry leaves. Urad dal should be roasted but coconut should not brown.
2. Mix chopped raw banana, sambhar powder, tamarind extract, cooked black beans (there should hardly be any water in this mixsture) and salt. Pressure cook for 1 whistle (turn off stove after first whistle.
3. Boil the pressure cooked raw banana mixture on the stove with a little water till the raw smell goes off.
4. Add the cooked tur dal to the above mixture and let it boil for 10 mins.
5. Add the ground coconut paste the boiled mixture and bring to a boil. Adjust for salt and turn off heat.
6. Season with all the tempering ingredients.