Mixed Vegetable Kootu. A traditional, festive recipe of Kannada Brahmins, tastes awesome with Rice. It has mixed veggies, tender peanuts, with the masala of fresh coconut and spices freshly ground.
Ingredients
3 toor dal
2 tblsp peanuts
Salt to taste
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped beans
1/2 cup potato peeled and cubed
1/2 cup pumpkin cubed
1/2 cup madras cucumber cubed
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 cup water
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
To make a paste:
2 tsp oil
1 tblsp coriander / Dania seeds
1/2 tsp cumin/jeera
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds/ methi
2 tsp chana dal
4 dry red chillies
1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
For the tempering:
2 tblsp oil
1 tsp mustard
Curry leaves
2 tsp urad dal
1 red chilli
Procedure
Wash toor dal and cook in cooker along with peanuts, salt and 1 cup water, cook until dal is cooked nicely
Mash the dal and keep aside. Add all the veggies chopped in cooker along with salt, turmeric pdr, 1 cup water and pressure cook until they are softened heat oil in a pan add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds, chana dal, dry red chillies and fry until they turn light brown
Turn off the flame, grind it with coconut once it comes to room temperature
Add water and make a smooth paste
Now in a broad vessel put the cooked veggies, dal, masala paste and cook for 10- 12 mins on low heat.
Add more water if needed and adjust the consistency according to your taste
Prepare the tempering and add it to the prepared kootu
Serve hot with rice and papad.
If you plan to serve it with rice you can keep it thinner and if you want to serve it as a side dish for chapati you can keep it thicker.
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