MIXED VEGETABLE KOOTU | KOOTU RECIPES FOR RICE

Mixed vegetable kootu is very similar to Avial and pongal kootu. Its a South Indian style side dish for rice. Usually my mom makes avial(her signature recipe) for sambar sadam. After marriage, I started loving my mil’s mixed veg kootu which she makes for vatha kuzhambu. Both are very similar in procedure with minor differences. Sometimes we mix this kootu with plain rice topped with few drops of ghee. It tastes delicious. We usually make this vegetable kootu for guests and occasions like pongal, thiruvathirai etc.

Check out my thiruvathirai vegetable kootu here. It is also known as thalagam. 

Mixed vegetable kootu recipe

Mixed vegetable kootu recipe -yummy rice accompaniment

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Kootu recipe

Serves: 4

Prep time: 20 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 40 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml

To pressure cook **Mixed vegetables - 2.5 cups (refer notes) Moong dal - 2 tbsp Tomato - 1 no Salt & water - as needed To grind Grated coconut - 1/3 cup Rice flour - 1 tsp Green chillies - 3-4 nos Small onions - 3 nos (skip onions if making for occasions) Jeera - 1/2 tsp To temper Coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few

HOW TO MAKE MIXED VEGETABLE KOOTU - METHOD

Wash and chop all the vegetables of uniform size. In a pressure cooker base add the moong dal, chopped vegetables, finely chopped tomato ,salt and water. Add the required water, a pinch of sugar and pressure cook in high flame for one or two whistles. In the mean time grind all the ingredients given under”to grind” to a smooth paste adding water. First grind the coconut, chillies. Lastly add the small onions, rice flour and jeera. Run it twice. Skip onion if making for festivals. After the steam is released, mix the vegetables and add the ground paste. Add little water based on the consistency you need. Allow it to boil for few minutes till the raw smell emanates. Lastly temper all the ingredients given under “to temper” in coconut oil. This is the highlight of this recipe. So do not skip this step. Mix well. Serve with rice. NOTE **Use any vegetable like carrot, potato ,beans, cabbage, cauliflower, peas, yam, sweet potato, raw banana, colocasia, field beans etc. For the above recipe  I used 2 small carrots, 8-10 beans, 1/2 raw banana, 2 small potatoes, 5-7 broad beans. Omit small onions if you make it for occasions. Still it tastes great. For variations, you can omit tomato and add few pieces of raw mango or a tbsp of curd at the end like we make for avial. Sometimes we make this way too. U can also add little milk at the end to adjust the thickness. Do not forget to use coconut oil for tempering. It adds a nice flavor.

Enjoy with sambar or vathakuzhambu rice.Tastes yum !

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