Soak dal for one hour
Pressure cook both dal with a pinch of turmeric powder for 3 whistles
In a mixie jar add coconut, cumin seeds, green Chilli and little water; grind the coconut mixture
In a cooking pan add white pumpkin, ground mixture, 1/2 cup of mixie water, salt and pinch of turmeric powder
Mix well and cook in medium flame
Cook till the white pumpkin turns soft
Add cooked dal and mix well; cook for 5-6 minute till kootu boils well
Add one ladle of kootu water and 1 teaspoon of rice flour; mix well
Add it to the kootu and cook for 2-3 minutes
Add coriander leaves and mix well
Add oil to the pan, when the oil is hot add the ingredients under "To temper" and let it splutter
Add tempering to the kootu
Add hing and mix well; kootu is ready