Mixed Vegetable Kootu | Karnataka Style Kootu | Kootu Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
- 1 Tbsp dhania
- 6-7 black pepper
- ½ Tsp jeera
- ¼ Tsp menthya/methi
- 2 dry red chilli
- 1 Tsp kadale bele/chana dal
- 1 Tsp uddina bele/urad dal
- 2 pieces dalchini
- 2 crystals ingu
- ¼ Cup grated coconut
- 8-10 chopped beans
- 1 medium diced carrot
- 1-2 small diced potato
- 1 Cup cauliflower florets
- ¼ Cup green peas
- ½ Cup toor dal/pigeon pea dal/arhar dal
- Few drops of ghee/oil
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- 1 pinch hing
- 1 piece jaggery
- ¼ Cup hunase/tamarind extract/imli
- Salt to taste
- 2 Tsp sambar powder [optional]
- 1 Tbsp ghee/oil
- 1 Tsp mustard
- 8-10 curry leaves
- ¼ Cup groundnuts
- Coriander to garnish
- Wash toor dal twice, pour 1½ Cups water, add few drops of ghee/oil, turmeric and hing
- Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles or till soft, allow it to cool
- In a small pan, roast, all masala ingredients except coconut, till aromatic and golden
- When the masala ingredients are golden, allow it to cool
- Chop the vegetables and boil them for 5-10 minutes till soft
- Clean cauliflower, get florets ready
- Blanch cauliflower in salted water for 5 minutes
- Grind masala with coconut into a paste
- Mash dal well and bring it back onto heat
- Add ground masala paste
- Next add jaggery and tamarind extract
- Add salt as per taste
- Optionally add little sambar powder for extra flavour
- Mix very well
- Next add cooked vegetables, peas and blanched cauliflower
- Bring it to a light boil
- For tadka, heat oil or ghee, splutter mustard and curry leaves, fry
- Next add groundnuts and fry till crisp
- Pour tadka over kootu
- Add some chopped coriander on top
- Serve hot with rice!
You can also steam the vegetables in a cooker or steamer for 5 minutes
Always roast masala ingredients on low flame
Adjust chillies as per your taste, add 1-2 more if you can handle the heat!
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/mixed-vegetable-kootu/
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