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    Kootanchoru Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kootanchoru Recipe with Step by step pictures. A Mixture of Rice, Dal, Vegetables, Drumstick Leaves & Spicy Coconut Masala is a Typical SouthIndian Rice Dish.

    Kootanchoru Recipe

    For those who blink for a while after reading the recipe title and wondering what the hell it is, here is a short summary about the recipe. Kootanchoru is a one pot wonder meal, where you mix up all good things in life like rice, dal, spinach, veggies and a little masala. There is no particular measurements for this recipes, you just throw everything in a pot and cook. But the taste of this is simply amazing.

    My hubby is a fan of this, and he loves it a lot. In our place, whenever there is a function in the temple, they make this to serve god as well the hungry peoples. Those kootanchoru taste even better because it is cooked with the rice and veggies which is offered by the different peoples. So it never taste same each time. There was some kind of unique taste hidden in them.I got lots of request for this recipe, so here you go.

    How to Make Kootanchoru Recipe

    • Soak tamarind in ½ cup of water. Squeeze the pulp with your hands and strain the mixture. Set aside till use.
    • Start by cooking rice. Take washed rice in a pressure cooker, add 6 cups of water and pressure cook it for 5 whistle. Now simmer the flame and let it cook for 15 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Set it aside.
    • Now cook the dal, take dal and cover it with water. Cook it for 2 whistle. Now simmer the flame and let it cook for 10 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Set it aside.
    • Grind the ingredients given for the masala to a smooth paste by adding some water.
    • Now take all the vegetables in a large kadai. Cover with water and add salt to it. Bring it to a boil and simmer the pot. Let it cook for 20 mins till the veggies are done. 
    • Now add in cooked dal and tamarind water and mix well. Cook it for 5 mins.
    • Add in the ground masala and mix well. Boil it for 5 to 10 mins.
    • Saute drumstick leaves in a tsp of oil till the leaves is wilted. Add this to the gravy and boil it.
    • Make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard and vadakam. Pour this into the gravy. Boil it for 5 more mins. Now the gravy is done.
    • Take rice in a large pot and pour enough gravy into it. Mix well.
    • Serve with thogayal and papad..

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    Kootanchoru Recipe

    Kootanchoru Recipe with Step by step pictures. A Mixture of Rice, Dal, Vegetables, Drumstick Leaves & Spicy Coconut Masala is a Typical SouthIndian Rice Dish.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • Rice - 2 cup Cook this with 6 cups of water
    • Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Tamarind - 1 small lemon size
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil - 1 tsp to saute drumstick leaves

    Vegetables:

    • Potato - 1 large peeled and cubed
    • Raw Banana / Vazhakai - 1 peeled and cubed
    • Ladys finger / Okra / Vendaikai - 5 chopped
    • Brinjal / Kathirikai - 1 chopped
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion / Chinna ulli - 5 peeled and left whole
    • Pumpkin / Poosanikai - 1 cup chopped
    • Cucumber / Vellarikai - 1 cup chopped
    • Drumstick Leaves / Murungai keerai - 3 cup packed

    For Grinding:

    • Coconut - 1.5 cup grated
    • Chilli powder or Dry Red Chilli - 1 tblspn or 5
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion / Chinna Ulli - 3
    • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
    • Whole Pepper - 1 tsp

    For Seasoning:

    • Oil - 1 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Vadakam / Dried Onion Vadam- 5 piece optional

    Instructions

    • Soak tamarind in ½ cup of water. Squeeze the pulp with your hands and strain the mixture. Set aside till use.
    • Start by cooking rice. Take washed rice in a pressure cooker, add 6 cups of water and pressure cook it for 5 whistle. Now simmer the flame and let it cook for 15 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Set it aside.
    • Now cook the dal, take dal and cover it with water. Cook it for 2 whistle. Now simmer the flame and let it cook for 10 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Set it aside.
    • Grind the ingredients given for the masala to a smooth paste by adding some water.
    • Now take all the vegetables in a large kadai. Cover with water and add salt to it. Bring it to a boil and simmer the pot. Let it cook for 20 mins till the veggies are done.
    • Now add in cooked dal and tamarind water and mix well. Cook it for 5 mins.
    • Add in the ground masala and mix well. Boil it for 5 to 10 mins.
    • Saute drumstick leaves in a tsp of oil till the leaves is wilted. Add this to the gravy and boil it.
    • Make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard and vadakam. Pour this into the gravy. Boil it for 5 more mins. Now the gravy is done.
    • Take rice in a large pot and pour enough gravy into it. Mix well.
    • Serve with thogayal and papad..

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    Kootanchoru Recipe Step by Step pictures

    Start by cooking rice,

     

    Rice is cooked

     

    Dal is also cooked

     

    Take the grinding ingredients

     

    Add it to a blender

     

    Make into a fine paste

     

    Prepare your veggies

     

    Remove drumstick leaves from their stem

     

    Now cook the veggies

     

    Add salt to them

     

    Cover with water

     

    Cover the pot

     

    Let them cook

     

    Once they are done, add dal

     

    Pour in tamarind juice

     

    Add the ground masala

     

    Boil everything

     

    Now saute drumstick leaves in a tsp of oil

     

    Cook till they wilt down

     

    Add that to the curry

     

    Mix well

     

    Make seasoning

     

    Pour that in

     

    Your gravy is done

     

    Take rice in a large pot

     

    Pour the gravy in

     

    Mix well

     

    Serve

     

     

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      healthy and very filling rice. looks delicious.

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    2. Priya Suresh

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      Super like, makes me nostalgic.

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    3. Nisha

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      Looks so delicious

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    4. Anonymous

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      Iam a new follower.. very tasty.. My dad also likes.. thnk u for my home town special dish.

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