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Mixed vegetable kootu/Mixed vegetable curry

IMG_0083This is mixed vegetable curry with spices, a south Indian dish which is simple and healthy. Spices like jeera, pepper and red chillies are used. They give a good flavour for the dish and have good values. Pepper is good for digestion, cold and flu. Cumins are good appetizer. Squash and carrot can be replaced by any other vegetables like beans, plantain, pumpkin, etc.

Ingredients:

  • Yellow squash (chopped) - 2 cups
  • Carrot (chopped) - 1 1/2 cup
  • Tomato -1
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup (adjust to taste)
  • Green chilly (2″) - 1
  • Dried red chillies (2″) - 2
  • Channa dal - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Black pepper - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp

Method of preparation:

  1. Chop the vegetables length wise at about 1″ in size.
  2. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add cumin seeds.
  3. Once they splutter, add coriander seeds, urad dal, channa dal, red chilles, black pepper followed by green chilly.
  4. Fry them all till dals become golden brown and remove from heat.
  5. Now add coconut to it and toss for few secs.
  6. In between add the carrots in boiling water and cook for about 4 to 5 mins (don’t overcook )
  7. Heat the remaining oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds
  8. Once they splutter, add urad dal and fry till golden brown
  9. Add chopped tomato and toss till it becomes soft
  10. Now add the squash and cooked carrot
  11. Combine them, add little water and allow them to cook well. Cover and cook if necessary
  12. Grind the coconut and spices by adding required water
  13. Add the paste to the cooked vegetables, add some water and combine them
  14. Remove from heat before it starts boiling.

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:) Serve hot with sambar/rasam rice or with steamed rice.

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11 Comment(s)

  1. squash and carrot nice combo shriya ,curry looks yummy

    sagari UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  2. Nice idea shriya..Looks yummy,,thanks for sharing

    dhivya UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  3. That looks lovely! On the same lines as aviyal i think!

    Nags UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  4. the recipe is a lil different..will try it!

    Rajitha UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  5. Hi Sagari and Dhivya, Thanks for your comments.

    Hi Nags, as u said it is more or less like an avial but lil different.

    Hi Rajitha, Thanks for ur comments. Hope u like it.

    Nithu UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  6. Loove Kootu!!! We make it in a similar way… Plus peanuts. the pic looks gr8

    Ramya UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 | Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

  7. Thats a lovely kootu! i could just eat that & hot steaming rice.. Delicious…You have a nice blog. My first stop here!

    Seema UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Jan 31, 2008 | Reply

  8. Nithu..looks delicious..iam tempted to try this.

    Lavanya INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Jan 31, 2008 | Reply

  9. Hi Ramya, even i like peanuts. shall try with it next time. Thanks for ur comments.

    Hi seema, Thanks for stopping by and for ur comments.

    Hi Lavanya, Thanks for ur comments. Hope u like it.

    Nithu UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 | Feb 1, 2008 | Reply

  10. Hi Shriya,
    Have blogged your Kootu as a model recipe in the 1001 Kootu cookbook at http://ramkicooks.blogspot.com/

    /Thanks for the recipe

    Ramki INDIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply

  11. Thanks for sharing my recipe in your blog ramki.

    shriya UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply

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