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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

SIMPLE KOOTU


I do this kootu when I feel bored to cook something and tired. The work is simple, without affecting the vegetable intake. Just mix it with hot rice and a drop of ghee. Fresh, green vegetables are preferred. I used, avarakkai, beans, and some leftover vegetables.

INGREDIENTS:

Any vegetable of your choice - 3 cups
Moong dhal - 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Hing - a pinch
Sambhar powder - 1 tsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Scraped coconut - 2 tablespoons
Salt - as per taste

For tempering:
Oil - 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp.
Curry leaves - a sprig

METHOD:

Pressure cook dhal alongwith turmeric powder, hing, sambhar powder and vegetables for 2 whistles. When pressure is released, take out, add salt & coconut, give it a boil and temper with given ingredients.

20 comments :

  1. This is how i am eating offlate1 Sans coconut too. Kootu with your pudina thogaiyal and hot rice... I am enjoying the imagined combe.

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  2. wow.. my mom usually do this.. thanks for bring back my memories.. looks delicious..

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  3. Looks yum..am yet to try this kind of kottu...thanks for sharing :)

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  4. Easy n healthy one,perfect with rice

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  5. Koottu looks so delicious..wanna have some with rice now...

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  6. Healthy and delicious Kootu!

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  7. Perfect pair for rice..Looks yummy..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  8. hello shanthi...1st visit to ur blog ....u r having very nice collection of recipes ....kuttu looks delicious n very easy to prepar also ...thank you..recently i also started a food blog ,when even get time plez visit my blog and give ur valuable suggestions
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  9. Its been ages since I ate avarakkai kootu - will try to find avarakkai next time I go out grocery shopping - looks real good!

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  10. Really simple one.. Looks delicious..

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  11. Wow, that is a simple one. I have never made kootu, so this can be a great starting point.

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  12. Simple and yummy :) I like any kind of kootu with rice. Absolutely comforting food for me :)

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  13. Its one of my comforting food, love it..

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  14. à®…à®°ுà®®ையான ஈஸியான கூட்டு...

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  15. Kootu sounds healthy and delicious.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  16. Hello Shanti, my first time at your blog. Nice recipe and you have a very nice blog. Following you. Please visit mine too leave your feedback :)

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  17. a comfort food..looks yumm..

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  18. All indis koottu-nu trvli pakkam solluvaa!! nice one madam.

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