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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
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 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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