Pongal Kootu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Sweet Potato ,Yam Ordinary,White Pumpkin and Pumpkin. Also known as 7 Kari Kootu Recipe or Ezhukari Kuzhambu.
Pongal kootu
Pongal kootu is not the traditional one which we make at home. In my place on pongal we make normal raw rice pongal, sweet sarkarai pongal, sambar, papadum and coconut thogayal. But i have been seeing this curry in many blog, so i decided to give it a try. And i made it today for pongal and enjoyed it with raw rice pongal.
I used a mix of veggies which i had on hand, you can use whatever veggies you like. You can add mochai as well in this. I used the veggies which i love and it includes many hard veggies like potatoes, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and yam, and some soft veggies like white pumpkin and snake gourd. I loved this combo..
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Ingredients for 7 Kari Kootu Recipe
- Sweet Potato / Cheeni Kizhangu- 1 peeled and cubed
- Yam Ordinary / Karunai Kizhangu - 1 peeled and cubed
- Raw Banana / Vazhakkai - 1 peeled and cubed
- Snake Gourd / Pudalangai - 1 cup chopped
- White Pumpkin / Ash Gourd- 1 cup peeled and cubed
- Pumpkin / Poosanikai - 2 cups peeled and cubed
- Potato - 1 peeled and cubed
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Water- 1 cup
- Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
For Masala:
- Fresh Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Dry Red Chillies - 4 to 6
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
- Water as needed
For Seasoning:
- Coconut Oil - 1 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves a handful
How to make Pongal Kootu
- Take moong dal in a pan, cover with water and cook till done.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender, add water little by little and make it into a smooth paste.
- Prepare veggies and wash them well. Now take them in a pot and add in salt, turmeric powder and water. Mix well. Bring it to a boil and cover and simmer the flame and cook for 15 to 20 mins till veggies are done.
- Once the veggies are done, add dal and coconut masala nd mix well. Simmer for a further 5 mins.
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling the spices, pour this in to the curry and mix well.
- Serve with rice.
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Ingredients
- 1 peeled and cubed Sweet Potato / Cheeni Kizhangu
- 1 peeled and cubed Yam Ordinary / Karunai Kizhangu
- 1 peeled and cubed Raw Banana / Vazhakkai
- 1 cup chopped Snake Gourd / Pudalangai
- 1 cup peeled and cubed White Pumpkin / Ash Gourd
- 2 cups peeled and cubed Pumpkin / Poosanikai
- 1 peeled and cubed Potato
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 1 cup Water
- ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
- For Masala:
- 1 cup grated Fresh Coconut
- 4 to 6 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 tablespoon Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- Water as needed
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- Curry leaves a handful
Instructions
- Take moong dal in a pan, cover with water and cook till done.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender, add water little by little and make it into a smooth paste.
- Prepare veggies and wash them well. Now take them in a pot and add in salt, turmeric powder and water. Mix well. Bring it to a boil and cover and simmer the flame and cook for 15 to 20 mins till veggies are done.
- Once the veggies are done, add dal and coconut masala nd mix well. Simmer for a further 5 mins.
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling the spices, pour this in to the curry and mix well.
- Serve with rice.
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Pongal Kootu Recipe step by step picture
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| I used these 7 veggies..you can use any country veggies of you choice |
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| Prepare them |
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| I gave them a good wash |
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| I cooked some yellow moong dal till it is done.. |
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| Now make the masala paste..Take coconut in a grinder |
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| add in turmeric, cumin and rice flour |
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| add in dry red chillies |
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| make them to a smooth paste |
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| Now lets cook..Take the veggies in a big pot |
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| add in some water |
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| add in turmeric powder |
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| salt |
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| mix well |
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| bring it to a boil.. |
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| cover with a lid and cook till veggies are done..it will take around 15 to 20 mins |
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| now it is done |
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| add in dal |
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| add in the coconut masala |
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| mix well..now simmer this for 5 more mins |
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| heat oil in a pan, i used coconut oil |
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| add in mustard seeds, cumin and urad dal |
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| let them sizzle..you can add some curry leaves as well |
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| now pour this in the curry |
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| Mix well |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
have you ever tried this with dried coconut instead of fresh?