This Kootu is mostly prepared on festival days, especially for Thiruvathirai and Pongal. This is also called as “Pongal Kootu”. This dish is made with mixed vegetables. This is served together with Thiruvathirai Kali.
Thiruvathirai Kali
Difficulty: MediumA festival sweet made during Thiruvathirai festival made with rice and jaggery.
Thalagam
Course: KootuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy6
servings10
minutes20
minutesA dish traditionally made for Thiruvathirai Festival and Pongal with mixed vegetables.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato – 1
Green Pumpkin – a small piece
Broad Beans – 5 or 6
Potato – 1
Yam – a small piece
Green plantain – 1/2
Green Mochai Kottai – 1 cup
Thuvar dhal – 1/2 cup
Tamarind – gooseberry size
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Sambar powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 2 teaspoon or as per taste
- To fry and grind:
Bengal Gram dhal – 1 teaspoon
Red Chili – 4 to 5
Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
Rice – 1/2 teaspoon
- For seasoning:
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Directions
- Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice.
- Cook thuvar dhal in pressure cooker till soft.
- Cut the vegetables into medium bite size pieces. Add the vegetables in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder and enough water to cover the vegetable. Cook on medium flame till soft.
- Add tamarind water and allow to boil.
- Then add cooked dhal.
- Meantime, fry the dhal, chilli, coriander seeds, rice in a teaspoon of oil.
- Add coconut and grind to a paste.
- Add this to the vegetable and mix well.
- Season it with half teaspoon of mustard and few curry leaves.