Vegetable Koottu Recipe: 8 Steps To Make This Comforting South Indian Stew

How To Make Vegetable Koottu

Ingredients:

• 1 cup peeled and diced potato
• ½ cup drumsticks, cut into 1 inch pieces
• ½ cup French beans, diagonally cut
• ½ cup cluster beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup peeled and diced pumpkin
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon asafoetida
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
• 4 dried red chillies
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup thick coconut milk

Vegetable Koottu Recipe

1. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
2. Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon asafoetida and ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, stir well and sauté.
3. Add onion and sauté till it turns translucent.
4. Add tomato, mix and cook on low heat till it turns soft.
5. Combine dried red chillies, coriander powder, remaining cumin seeds and turmeric powder in a grinder. Add a little water and grind into a fine paste.
6. Add ground paste in the multi kadai and mix well. Add potato, drumsticks, French beans and cluster beans, mix well and add 1 cup water. Stir to mix, cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
7. Add pumpkin and mix well. Add salt, mix well, cover and cook till the pumpkin turns soft.
8. Add coconut milk, stir to mix, cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Serve hot.

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