Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Thiruvathirai Kavathu kootu / poduthuval

Thiruvathirai kali and kootu
This kootu is the main side dish for Thiruvathirai kali.The main ingredient of this kootu is " Kavathu". This is a root vegetable which can be found only in Kerala. In other places it is very difficult to get this vegetable.

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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