Thiruvathirai kali and kootu |
As I go to Peruvemba (our ancestral village in Kerala) during Christmas every year, I try to get kavathu and koorka (chinese potato) from there. But this time I forgot to get Kavathu.
Here is the recipe of kootu made with a combination of five vegetables.( SERVES 4)
Ingredients
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Koorka |
- Koorka - 100 grams
- Raw banana - 1 big
- Pumpkin - 200 grams
- Broad beans - 200 grams
- Yam - 200 grams
- Green chillies - 4 to 5
- Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
- Coconut oil - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
- curry leaves - few
- salt - to taste
- turmeric powder - a pinch
Method:
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- If you are using Koorka, wash them in running water (under tap) to remove the mud completely.
- Pressure cook on a low flame for 10 min .
- Once taken out from the cooker, rinse in cold water again and peel off its skin.( just press with your thumb)Chop the big ones into small pieces .
- Chop all the other vegetables into small cubes( 2cm x 2 cm approximately)
- With a pinch of turmeric powder, pressure cook all the vegetables together for 15 min on a low flame.(Add water just enough to immerse the vegetables)
- Grind green chillies and coconut coarsely.( Just 1 or 2 pulses will do)
- Slightly mash the cooked vegetables along with koorka so that they merge together.
- Add salt, ground coconut- chilli to the cooked veggies.
- Mix well and allow it to boil.( add water if required to adjust the consistency if it is too thick)
- Temper with mustard seeds,urad dal and curry leaves in coconut oil and add to the kootu.
Serve hot with Thiruvathirai kali.Refer to festival section for the kali recipe.
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