{"id":3406,"date":"2020-04-27T12:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T06:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-global-press.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2020-04-27T12:18:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T06:48:43","slug":"kootu-with-vegetables-tubers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=3406","title":{"rendered":"Kootu With Vegetables\/Tubers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kootukal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Kootu is a lentil and vegetable dish, particularly in Tamil and Kerala cuisines. The etymology for kootu is derived from the Tamil word \u201ckootu\u201d which means “add” i.e. vegetable added with lentils form the dish, which is semi-solid in consistency. Like the curd or moru based dishes, kootu are also side dishes, similar to dhal fry, pachadi and curry, sometimes devoid of the tangy or sourness of tamarind or curds. Kootu is a tasty side dish as well as a very healthy food.
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The dish is noted for its nutty and complex flavors and textures, owing to the liberal addition of lentils and coconuts. It is typically less watery than sambhar, but more so than dry stir-fries. All kootus by default have some vegetables and lentils, but many variations of kootu exist.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u25cf Poricha Kootu<\/strong>: A kootu made with urad dhal and pepper is called poricha (means “fried” in Tamil) kootu. Fried urad dhal, pepper, few red chilies, some cumin and fresh coconut are ground together. Moong dhal and the cut vegetables are cooked separately. Then, the ground paste, cooked vegetables and moong dhal are mixed and heated. Vegetables such as beans and snake gourd are common ingredients in this kootu.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u25cf Araichivita Kootu<\/strong>: A kootu which has a powdered (freshly ground) masala in it; the word araichivita in Tamil literally translates to “the one which has been ground and poured.” The ground paste is a mixture of fried urad dal, cumin seeds and coconut.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u25cf Araichivita Sambar<\/strong>: The chopped vegetables and toor dhal are cooked separately. Then, the ground paste, cooked vegetables and dal are heated together to which a ground paste of coconut, Bengal gram, coriander, red chilies, a few pepper corns, a piece of cinnamon is added. The dish is completed with a seasoning of mustard. <\/p>\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koottu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kootu With Vegetables\/Tubers<\/h2>\n\t\t

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Ingredients :<\/p>\n

Any Vegetable \/ Tuber – 18 palam<\/p>\n

Water – \u00bd padi<\/p>\n

Red Chilly – \u215b palam<\/p>\n

Pepper – \u00bc palam<\/p>\n

Black Gram – 1\u00bd palam<\/p>\n

Grated Coconut – 2\u00bd palam<\/p>\n

Cleaned Sesame Seed – \u00bd palam<\/p>\n

Water – \u00bc padi<\/p>\n

Tamarind – 1 padi<\/p>\n

Powdered Salt – \u00be palam<\/p>\n

Curry Leaves – \u00bc palam<\/p>\n

Ghee – \u00bd palam<\/p>\n

Red Chilly – \u215b palam<\/p>\n

Mustard Seed – \u215b palam<\/p>\n

Black Gram – \u00bc palam<\/p>\n

Method :<\/p>\n

1. Vegetables such as raw banana, snake gourd, ridged gourd and tubers such as potato and colocasia can be used to prepare this kootu. (Colocasia should be treated with tamarind as described in the recipe 133 or colocasia morkuzhambu recipe)<\/p>\n

2. Peel off the skin and clean the vegetable \/tuber and cut them into small pieces. Take water in a lead coated vessel that can hold 1 \u00bd padi of water and add the cut vegetable\/tuber into it and boil to cook.<\/p>\n

3. Fry chilli, pepper, black gram, grated coconut and cleaned sesame seed one by one using a little ghee or oil and grind them into a nice paste adding a little water.<\/p>\n

4. Take water and tamarind in a lead coated vessel and blend nicely, take the extract and add to the cooked vegetable\/tuber. When the vegetable\/tuber is nicely cooked add the ground masala and mix.<\/p>\n

5. Add the powdered salt to the kootu and allow it to thicken. Saute curry leaves and add. Season using ghee, red chilli, mustard and black gram follow recipe no. 22 and add to the kootu.<\/p>\n

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6. Optional: Cook \u215b padi of pigeon pea and add to the kootu when the
vegetable\/tuber is nicely cooked and before adding masala. While adding the
curry leaves a handful of groundnut fried either in oil or ghee can also be added.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kootukal Kootu is a lentil and vegetable dish, particularly in Tamil and Kerala cuisines. The etymology for kootu is derived from the Tamil word \u201ckootu\u201d which means “add” i.e. vegetable added with lentils form the dish, which is semi-solid in consistency. Like the curd or moru based dishes, kootu are also side dishes, similar to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":3407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[727,30,729,743],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}