Pongal Kootu Recipe - 7 Kari Kootu Recipe - Ezhukari Kuzhambu Recipe

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..Similar Recipes,
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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..

Hope you will give this a try and i wish you all a very happy pongal..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

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

Method:

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.