Molagootal Recipe | Mixed Vegetable Molagootal Recipe

Molagootal is one the traditional recipe and staple food in Palakkad cuisine. Molgootal is much similar to the Poricha Kuzhambu we make in TamilNadu. We can make Molagootal with mixed vegetables or with spinach. In Poricha kuzhambu, we have pepper flavor, but in molagootal, pepper is not added. Molagootal is rich in vegetables, coconut and dal. This is bland like Dal so sour side dish goes well with this. It is a perfect mix for hot steaming rice. It’s usually served with pachadis, puli inji, vendakki pachadi – mostly tamarind based or aracha kalakki which is vadu mangai based chutney or tamarind based thogayal. A bowl of molagootal sadam with a teaspoon of ghee with toasted papad completes our afternoon meal!

Tips for making Molagootal:

• For mixed vegetable Molagootal, we can use carrot, chow chow, potato, raw banana, yam, pumpkin, Brinjal, drumstick, peas and snake gourd. Mostly whatever veggies that we get in the season ,we can use it.
• We can first cook the stiff veggies first and then add pumpkin, brinjal later because they get easily mushy quickly.
• While grinding, Urad dal is optional. We can also use 2 tsp rice soaked in water and grind it with coconut and cumin seeds.
• The dal and ground coconut paste makes the kuzhambu thicker upon cooling, so adjust the consistency as needed.

You may also want to try:

• Nellai Puliyita Poricha Kuzhambu
• Vatha Kuzhambu
• Milagu Kuzhambu
• Puli Inji
• Arachuvita Sambar

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Molagootal Recipe | Mixed Vegetable Molagootal

Course: Kuzhambu

Cuisine: India, Palakkad, South Indian

Equipments Needed

• Pressure Cooker
• Heavy Bottomed Pan

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 122.8kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Molagootal is a classic dish from Palakkad cuisine made using mixed vegetables, dal and coconut paste. This is one of the simple dish yet very tasty with good flavor from coconut and rich in vegetables.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups Mixed Vegetables Vegetables of your choice - Carrot, White Pumpkin, Yellow Pumpkin, Raw Banana, Potato, Yam, Chayote, Green Peas, Drumstick
• ▢ ½ cup Toor Dal (Pigeon pea) 1 cup = 250 ml
• ▢ 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• ▢ 1½ tsp Salt adjust to your taste

For Grinding

• ▢ 2 tsp Urad Dal
• ▢ ½ cup Grated Coconut
• ▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• ▢ 2 nos Red Chili

For Tempering

• ▢ 1 tsp Oil preferably coconut oil
• ▢ 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• ▢ 1 tsp Split Urad Dal
• ▢ 1 sprig Curry leaves
• ▢ 1 nos Red Chili

Instructions 

Preparation

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  Wash the vegetables, peel the skin and cut them into small cubes.

Cooking vegetables and Dal

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  Take dal in a vessel. Add a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. The toor dal should be soft and mushy.
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  Once the pressure is completely released from pressure cooker, take out the dal and mash it thoroughly with a back of a ladle. Set this mashed dal aside.
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  In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, add the chopped mixed vegetables. Add a pinch of turmeric along with 1 cup of water. Cook the veggies till they are tender in a medium flame.

Grinding the coconut masala

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  Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add red chili, urad dal and fry till the urad dal becomes light brown color. Switch off the flame.
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  Take the fried ingredients (red chili, urad dal), coconut, cumin seeds to the mixer grinder. Add 2-3tbsp of water and grind this mixture to a fine paste. Add more water if rquired. Keep this mixture aside.

Start cooking Molagootal

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  Add the cooked dal to the vegetable mix.
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  When the mixture starts to boil, finally add the ground coconut paste and mix well.
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  Add salt to taste. Allow the mixture to boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.

Tempering

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  Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add split urad dal and fry the dal till it turns light brown color. Then add few curry leaves and switch off the flame.
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  Add this tempering to the Molagootal.
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  The tasty Molagootal is ready to serve with rice.

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Molagootal Recipe | Mixed Vegetable Molagootal

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 122.8 Calories from Fat 41

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.6g7%

Saturated Fat 3.2g20%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g

Sodium 984mg43%

Potassium 702mg20%

Carbohydrates 15.6g5%

Fiber 7.1g30%

Sugar 1.1g1%

Protein 7.5g15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES:

PREPARATION

• Wash the vegetables, peel the skin and cut them into small cubes.

COOKING VEGETABLES AND DAL

• Take dal in a vessel. Add a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. The toor dal should be soft and mushy.

• Take out the dal and mash it thoroughly with a back of a ladle. Set this mashed dal aside.

• In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, add the chopped mixed vegetables. Add a pinch of turmeric along with 1 cup of water. Cook the veggies till they are tender.

GRINDING THE COCONUT MASALA

• Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add red chili and urad dal. Fry till the urad dal turns light brown. Switch off the flame.

• Take the fried red chili, urad dal, coconut and cumin seeds o the mixer grinder. Add 2-3tbsp of water and grind this mixture to a fine paste. Add more water if rquired. Keep this mixture aside.

START COOKING MOLAGOOTAL

• Once the vegetables are cooked, add the cooked dal.

• Then when the mixture starts to boil, add the ground coconut paste and mix well.  Add salt to taste. Allow the mixture to boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.

TEMPERING

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add split urad dal and fry the dal till it turns light brown color. Then add few curry leaves and switch off the flame.

• Add this tempering to the Molagootal.

• The tasty Molagootal is ready to serve with rice.

Sowmya Venkatachalam

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