A quick healthy recipe that can be had with Indian Bread (Chappati), wheat tortillas or with rice. This is a traditional South Indian recipe made with mixed veggies and lentils. I used frozen veggies and Masoor Dhal, you can use fresh veggies and Toor dhal as well. It cooks quickly and kids love it.
Mixed Vegetable Kootu
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Serves: 4 People
Mixed Vegetable Kootu
- Serves: 4 People
A quick healthy recipe that can be had with Indian Bread (Chappati), wheat tortillas or with rice. This is a traditional South Indian recipe made with mixed veggies and lentils. I used frozen veggies and Masoor Dhal, you can use fresh veggies and Toor dhal as well. It cooks quickly and kids love it.
Ingredients
For Rice Cooker
- 1 Cup Masoor dhal
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 Cup Frozen mixed veggies
- 2 1/2 Cups Water
- Salt to taste
- 1 1/2 Cups Water, For the rice cooker
To Grind
- 1 Teaspoon Cooking oil
- 3 Tablespoons Grated coconut
- 3/4 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 Teaspoon Urad dhal
- 1 Teaspoon Chana dal
- 1/4 Teaspoon Black peppercorns
- 3 Dried red chillies
- 10 Curry leaves
- 4 to 5 Tablespoons Water
For Flavoring
- 2 Teaspoons Ghee
- 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1/4 Teaspoon Asafetida
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 Teaspoon Urad dhal
- 4 to 5 Curry leaves
Method
- 1)
Pour 1 1/2 cups of water in the rice cooker.
- 2)
Take the “For rice cooker ingredients” in a stainless steel bowl and place it inside the rice cooker and cook it on white rice mode.
- 3)
Saute the “To Grind” ingredients in the hot oil until the dhal is golden brown and then grind to a smooth paste. Add water based on consistency of the mixture.
- 4)
Keep the ground mixture aside.
- 5)
Heat the “For flavoring ingredients” in a cooking pot.
- 6)
Once the mustard seeds splutter, add 2 teaspoons of water ( to slightly cool off the pot).
- 7)
Add the cooked dhal and veggies and the ground paste and give it all a nice mix.
- 8)
Add salt to taste and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
- 9)
Kootu is ready to be served with Rice or Chappatis.
Tip
I love the smell and taste when I use coconut oil for this recipe.