My father called this kootu as "All India Koottu" as we are using many vegetables of India for preparing this koottu. When we have little quantity of different vegetables that cannot be cooked separtely, we can use all of them and prepare this delicious kootu.
Ingredients:
| Carrot | 1 |
| Potato | 1 |
| ChowChow | 1 |
| Capsicum | 1 |
| Salt | To Taste |
| Beans | 100gms |
| Cucumber | 1 |
| Channa dal | ¼ Cup |
For Grinding:
| Coconut | 3 tablespoon |
| Red Chilli | 1 |
| Cumin Seeds | ½ teaspoon |
For Seasoning:
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
| Mustard Seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Curry Leaves | Few |
Method:
- Pressure cook the channa dal and smash it well and keep it aside
- Soak 1 teaspoon of rice in water
- Finely chop all the vegetables and put it in a bowl
- Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add the chopped vegetables and add required water for the vegetables to cook completely
- To this add turmeric and salt and mix it well
- Grind the coconut, red chilli, cumin seeds and soaked rice and grind it to a fine paste
- When the vegetables are cooked, drain the excess water and add the ground paste and stir well
- Add the cooked channa dal and mix it well. Add required water to manage the consistency
- In a separate pan, add oil and when the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the curry leaves
- Add the seasoned ingredients to the boiling kootu and switch off the flame
- The delicious All India Kootu is ready to serve with Sambar Rice
