ಸಮಾರಾಧನೆಯ ಕೂಟು | Kootu Recipe

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It’s a curry recipe today which is locally called as “KOOTU” where multiple veggies are used up. If you don’t have a particular type of veggie  in your pantry that can make up a curry, then mix all left over veggies and prepare this “Kootu”. This recipe is followed when cooking kootu in large quantity for a large crowd in a ceremony.  Relish the unique taste as it stand out from normal rice side dish.

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ಸಮಾರಾಧನೆಯ ಕೂಟು | Kootu Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

Author: Sumana

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Pigeon pea lentils (toor dal)
• 1 cup Beans
• 1/2 cup Carrot cubes
• 1/2 cup Potato cubes
• 1 cup Sweet pumpkin
• 2 tbsp Green peas
• 2 tbsp Peanuts
• Tamarind lemon sized
• 1 tsp Jaggery

TO ROAST and GRIND

• 1 tsp Chick pea lentils
• 3 tsp White lentils
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• 3 to 4 nos. Red chillies
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 cup Coconut

Tempering Ingredient

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• Few nos. Curry leaves

Instructions

• As a first step, cook the pigeon pea lentils (toor dal) with a cup of water and turmeric powder. Along with this cook the veggies like beans, potato and carrot. Use pressure cooker for faster cooking.
• In a vessel, cook sweet pumpkin and green peas with some water. This cooks faster directly on stove top itself (It may get dissolved in pressure cooker).
• Now, while veggies are cooking, roast and grind the spices along with coconut. They are mentioned under "Roast and Grind ingredient list above"
• Combine the veggies from pressure cooker with that of vessel. Add the masala prepared in above step.
• Add tamarind juice, jaggery and salt. Adjust water and bring it to good boil.
• Heat a small wok and all the tempering ingredients. Let the mustard seeds splutter, pour it over kootu.