GREEN KOOTTU
Green vegetables are packed with nutrients and fiber and are an essential part of a healthy diet. Vegetables help in good digestion. They help in boosting immunity. Vegetables help to detoxify the liver and cleanse the system. A South Indian menu consists of numerous vegetable preparations which are delicious and healthy. Vegetable Koottu is one of the dishes served in a full meal. Go green with this Green Koottu that also looks green in colour !
INGREDIENTS
Snake Gourd ( Chopped) - 2 cups
Carrots ( Chopped) - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Spinach / Palak - 1 bunch
Fresh coconut gratings - 2 tbsps
Green chillies - 2 or 3
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Rice flour - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 pinch
Split Black gram dal - 1 tsp
Red chilly ( Broken) - 1
Curry leaves - a few
METHOD
1. Cook chopped Snake Gourd and Carrots together using very little water.
2. Soak the Peanuts in hot water till they swell and become soft. Drain and keep aside.
3. Wash and blanch Spinach / Palak and allow to cool.
4. Drain and blend the Spinach/Palak in a mixer without adding water and keep it aside.
5. Grind coconut gratings, green chillies, cumin seeds and rice flour into a smooth paste adding little water.
6. Take the cooked vegetables, blended Spinach/Palak and soaked Peanuts in a vessel.
7. Add asafoetida and salt and cook them together.
8. When it starts to boil stir in the ground coconut paste and cook till the Green Koottu thickens to the required consistency.
9. Heat oil in a seasoning ladle and add mustard seeds.
10. When the mustard seeds splutter add split black gram dal and fry till it turns golden in colour.
11. Add broken red chilly and curry leaves and pour the seasoning on the Green Koottu.
Enjoy the healthy Green Koottu with rotis or rice along with your meal.
Green vegetables are packed with nutrients and fiber and are an essential part of a healthy diet. Vegetables help in good digestion. They help in boosting immunity. Vegetables help to detoxify the liver and cleanse the system. A South Indian menu consists of numerous vegetable preparations which are delicious and healthy. Vegetable Koottu is one of the dishes served in a full meal. Go green with this Green Koottu that also looks green in colour !
INGREDIENTS
Snake Gourd ( Chopped) - 2 cups
Carrots ( Chopped) - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Spinach / Palak - 1 bunch
Fresh coconut gratings - 2 tbsps
Green chillies - 2 or 3
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Rice flour - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 pinch
Split Black gram dal - 1 tsp
Red chilly ( Broken) - 1
Curry leaves - a few
METHOD
1. Cook chopped Snake Gourd and Carrots together using very little water.
2. Soak the Peanuts in hot water till they swell and become soft. Drain and keep aside.
3. Wash and blanch Spinach / Palak and allow to cool.
4. Drain and blend the Spinach/Palak in a mixer without adding water and keep it aside.
5. Grind coconut gratings, green chillies, cumin seeds and rice flour into a smooth paste adding little water.
6. Take the cooked vegetables, blended Spinach/Palak and soaked Peanuts in a vessel.
7. Add asafoetida and salt and cook them together.
8. When it starts to boil stir in the ground coconut paste and cook till the Green Koottu thickens to the required consistency.
9. Heat oil in a seasoning ladle and add mustard seeds.
10. When the mustard seeds splutter add split black gram dal and fry till it turns golden in colour.
Enjoy the healthy Green Koottu with rotis or rice along with your meal.
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