🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Vegetable Kootu

Name: Vegetable Kootu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2 Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Urad Dal; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 2 cups chopped (or mixed veg) Cabbage; 1 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1/2 cup Grated Coconut; 1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Mild Tamil vegetable kootu — dal and coconut ground into a gentle gravy with cabbage or mixed veg. The quiet hero of a banana-leaf meal.

Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Green Chili2
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Urad Dal1 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Cabbage2 cups chopped (or mixed veg)
Coconut Oil1 tbsp
Grated Coconut1/2 cup
Yellow Moong Dal1/2 cup

Optional extras

Carrot1, cubed
Green Beans1/2 cup

Instructions

1
Cook moong or toor dal until soft.
2
Boil chopped vegetables (cabbage, beans, carrot) with turmeric and salt.
3
Grind coconut with cumin and green chili to a paste; add to vegetables.
4
Mix in dal; simmer briefly.
5
Temper mustard, urad dal and curry leaves in coconut oil; pour over.

Chef's tip

Kootu should be soft and scoopable, not watery — mash a few veg pieces for body.

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