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Mixed Vegetable Poricha Kootu

Posted on Mar 7th, 2013
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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4.25 from 12 votes
Poricha Kootu is a comfort south indian food where the steamed vegitables are cooked in coconut and lentil gravy. We don't add tamarind in Poricha Kootu / Poricha Kuzhambu. It's a traditional kootu variety which is served as an accompaniment to Sambar / Rasam rice.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
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Poricha Kootu is a vegetable stew made using steamed vegetables  which are cooked in moong dal and coconut based gravy. Rich in flavour of mixed vegetables, coconut and dal mixture, it gives a wonderful taste.  For Poricha Kootu, tamarind will not be added.  We can add any vegetables of your choice to make Poricha Kootu. It’s a very good side dish for any Thugayal varieties or even with Sambar and Rasam

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Poricha Kootu / Mixed Vegetable Poricha Kootu
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Vegetable Poricha Kootu

Course: Accompaniment, Stew (Kootu)
Cuisine: India, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Mixer Grinder
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 268kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Poricha Kootu is a comfort south indian food where the steamed vegitables are cooked in coconut and lentil gravy. We don't add tamarind in Poricha Kootu / Poricha Kuzhambu. It's a traditional kootu variety which is served as an accompaniment to Sambar / Rasam rice.
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Ingredients

Vegetables

  • 1 nos Carrot
  • 1 nos Potato
  • 15 nos Beans
  • 50 grams Cucumber
  • 1 handful green peas

Other Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Moong dal
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt adjust to your taste

For making Coconut Masala Paste

  • 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
  • 1 tsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 nos Red Chili
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns

For Tempering

  • 1 tsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Split Urad Dal
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions 

Preparation

  • Clean and finely chop the vegetables and soak them in water to avoid decolorization of some of the vegetables.
  • Add the moong dal in a vessel with a pinch of turmeric powder and pressure cook the dal over 3 whistles. Once cooked mash the dal and keep it ready

Making of Coconut Masala

  • Heat oil in a pan and add the grinding ingredients - grated coconut, red chili, cumin seeds and pepper.
  • Fry all the ingredients till the coconut turns golden brown color. Add the fried ingredients to the mixer and grind it to a nice paste and keep it ready

Let's start making the Kootu

  • Heat the pan and add the chopped vegetables and turmeric powder. Add water to cook the vegetables. You can cover the pan to enable faster cooking.
  • Check intermittently to see the vegetables are cooked. When the vegetables are half cooked, add salt and allow it to cook completely.
  • Now add the smashed dal and mix well. Allow the vegetables and dal to boil in medium flame
  • Now add the ground paste and mix well. Adjust the salt it needed
  • Keep the flame in medium and cook the stew for 5 more minutes and switch off the flame

Tempering

  • Heat oil in another pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add urid dal and fry it till it turns golden brown color. Finally add chopped curry leaves and mix well.
  • Remove the seasoned ingredients from flame and add it to the cooked poricha kootu/stew
  • The delicious and yummy Mixed Vegetable Poricha Kootu is ready to serve. This goes well with any Thugayal/Rasam/Kuzhambu varieties

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtdrFKAru0s

Notes

  1. You can add the vegetables of your choice to make the Porcha Kootu. For example you can add snake gourd, pumpkin, etc., 
  2. Instead of Moong dal, you can also add Thuvar Dal to enhance the taste. 

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Vegetable Poricha Kootu
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 268 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1.6g10%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Sodium 224mg10%
Potassium 589mg17%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 13g54%
Sugar 5.1g6%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 48IU1%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 4mg0%
Iron 20mg111%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method with Step by Step pictures:

  • Clean and finely chop the vegetables and soak them in water to avoid decolorization of some of the vegetables.
  • Add the moong dal in a vessel with a pinch of turmeric powder and pressure cook the dal over 3 whistles.  Once cooked mash the dal and keep it ready
  • Heat oil in a pan and add the grinding ingredients – grated coconut, red chili, cumin seeds and pepper.  Fry all the ingredients till the coconut turns golden brown color. Add the fried ingredients to the mixer and grind it to a nice paste and keep it ready
  • Heat the pan and add the chopped vegetables and turmeric powder. Add water to cook the vegetables.
  • When the vegetables are half cooked, add salt and allow it to cook completely. Now add the smashed dal and mix well
  • Allow the vegetables and dal to boil in medium flame.
  • Now add the ground paste and mix well. Adjust the salt it needed
  • Keep the flame in medium and cook the stew for 5 more minutes and switch off the flame
  • Heat oil in another pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add urid dal and fry it till it turns golden brown color. Finally add chopped curry leaves and mix well. Remove the seasoned ingredients from flame and add it to the cooked poricha kootu/stew
  • The delicious and yummy Mixed Vegetable Poricha Kootu is ready to serve. This goes well with any Thugayal/Rasam/Kuzhambu varieties

 

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Anonymous says:
March 8, 2013 at 5:00 am

very good kootu i liked it very much thanks for good dish

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Anonymous says:
March 8, 2013 at 5:02 am

i liked the kootu very much thanks

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janani krithivasan says:
April 5, 2013 at 3:34 am

i will try it for dinner… hoping it will go with chapathi

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Soumya Kosigi says:
July 20, 2013 at 6:15 pm

When u say moving deal…its the same one that we use to make pongal right?

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Subramaniam Swaminathan says:
May 27, 2014 at 11:00 am

Poricha koottu will go very well with Lemon pickle and Mahali kilangu oorugai. Of course plantain chips will be too good

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Anonymous says:
June 20, 2014 at 11:24 am

feel like eating it taking from the picture.yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy.

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Julia Roberts says:
November 16, 2015 at 9:35 am

Nice kootu. it looking so delicious. Thanks for sharing.
south indian vegetarian restaurant

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sikat says:
November 7, 2017 at 2:03 am

Use this article to increase your knowledge . cara menggugurkan kandungan

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Ramya V says:
April 10, 2019 at 7:35 am

Very tasty. Loved it. Thanks for the recipe!

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 11, 2019 at 2:30 am

Thanks Ramya

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