Quick Kootu

Quick Kootu

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Recipe by S Kamala Course: KootuCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

3

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

A quick kootu recipe made with mixed vegetables and served with rice or roti

Ingredients

  • Mixed vegetables cut into small size pieces – 1 cup

  • Green Gram Dal – 1/4 cup

  • Turmeric Powder – a pinch

  • Sambar Powder – 1 teaspoon

  • Oil – 1 teaspoon

  • Mustard – 1/4 teaspoon

  • Urad dhal – 1/2 teaspoon

  • Cumin (jeeragam) – 1/2 teaspoon

  • Asafotida Powder – a pinch

  • Curry leaves – few

  • Salt – 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

  • Add the cut vegetables, green gram dal and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker. Add enough water to cover the vegetables. Pressure cook for two to three whistles.
  • After few minutes, remove the lid from the cooker and slightly mash the vegetables.
  • In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up add urad dhal, cumin, asafotida powder, curry leaves and fry for a second.
  • In this seasoning itself, add sambar powder and just fry for a second.
  • Now add the cooked vegetable and mix it well. Finally add salt and once again stir well and remove.

Notes

  • Adding sambar powder in the seasoning will give nice flavour to the kootu. (But ensure not to burn the powder). You can use any type of available vegetables. I used broad beans, one small potato with skin and one small brinjal in this Kootu.

19 Comments

  1. Dear kamala,
    Could you please tell what other vegetables can I use. Could you specify it.
    Thanks
    Arthy

    • Hi Arthy,

      You can use any vegetable for Kootu. Chow-chow, Ridge Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Snake Gourd, Pumpkin – both yellow and white, brinjal etc are commonly used for Kootu. You can check all Kootu recipes in my “Kootu” catagory.

  2. Dear kamala,
    I used ridge gourd, white pumpkin, potato,drumsticks.My son liked a lot. thanks.
    Cheers
    Arthy

  3. I searched for good kootu recipe.I hope green gram dal with veggies will come out well.surely i will try. thank you.

  4. I tried out this and came out well……….thanks

  5. hi Kamala

    i did cook this kootu 2 times last week with different vegies. they were very tasty.

    Its simple, easy and less cost. thk you very much.
    fm: Catherin Grace J, Selangor ,Malaysia.

  6. KISHORE REDDY

    Today we r trying to cook koottu with pototoes & green gram dal

  7. I like your tamil new year recipes. I ll will cook for this coming Tamizh New Year. Wishing u n ur family..”MANGHALA TAMIZH PUTHAANDU NAL VAZHTUKKAL”

  8. Aarthi Uday

    Hi Kamala madam, I tried this kootu 2day and the taste was too good. Expecting more new and innovative dishes from you.

  9. LOVELY RECIPE. WIFE & KIDS LOVED IT!

  10. My dish tonight . . . Thanks

  11. Hi mam
    I too gonna try kootu today. Hope wil come out well. Ur blog s so gud. I shud tell that ur recipes are simple n easy to try with items watever we hav in kitchen. Hats off to u. I even tried ur onion garlic chutney. It was awesome. I loved t.even i suggested ur blog to my friends. Simply superb.keep going….

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