Saturday, November 22, 2008

Mix Veg Kootu



INGREDIENTS

1 cup split moong dal
1 cup bottle gourd pieces
1 cup cabbage (chopped)
1 carrot ( chopped)
1/2 cup green peas

FOR MASALA

3/4 cup fresh grated coconut
5 green chillis
1 tbs cumin seeds

Grind all the above 3 ingredients in to a smooth paste , and keep aside

FOR TADKA

3 tbs oil
1 tsp cumin and musturd seeds
curry leaves


METHOD
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Preassure cook moongdal , bottle gourd pieces , cabbage , carrot and green peas with a pinch of turmuric, until dal is cooked completely
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Now add ground coconut paste and salt ,mix everything and (add water for your required consistency ) ,let it boil for 4 to 5 min on medium flame
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Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds , musturd seeds and curry leaves ,pour over cooked veggi dal mixture
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Done ,serve hot with POORI ( it does not taste good with chapathi (or) roti)

19 comments:

Vibaas said...

i make kootu the same way, but have never used cabbage in this kind of kootu. will try it.

On a side note, pooris look awesome.

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

lovely presentation sagari.. looks yummy

Uma said...

delicious kootu Sagari! Love those puffed up puris too! Nice new header!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Lovely kootu Sagari and they should taste great with pooris... MMm I understand dinner time muahhh

anudivya said...

Kootu with puri is one unique combination. Never tasted it. Lovely pics.

Unknown said...

Nice combi..sounds delicious...

Finla said...

It looks yumm.
Is it coconut pieces or onions those white strips.

Sagari said...

Happy cook -- those are coconut pieces

Gita Jaishankar said...

The kootu looks delicious, lovely combination with puris, slurp :)

Uj said...

Nice fluffy Puri's. I just made Puri and kurma for breakfast today ;) Kootu is new to me.. Got to try it :)

Unknown said...

looks so...yummy and am gonna surely try ur spinach egg masala..thats a new one and real temptg...

Jaishree Iyer said...

The kootu looks delicious.Nice fluffy Puri's looks so...yummy:)

PG said...

looks so very yummy! And the puris look so good too.

Deepthi Shankar said...

yummy kootu

Adlak's tiny world said...

hey me too make this kootu but use redchilli(dry one)instead of green. we also cal it as All India kootu ha haha..

looks so yum and delish. Yr egg masala is very colorful dear. love that spicy touch.

Thenu said...

ooh..delicious! beautiful presentation. Lovely

indosungod said...

I make kootu the exact same way but with just one veggie. Looks perfect with those mouth watering pooris.

Laavanya said...

I've never made kootu with this combination of veggies.. interesting.

Dori said...

So healthy, and tasty!!! Great pictures, too!