The aromatic Poritha Kootu Podi

Hi everyone,

Today I made something very aromatic - a podi called kootu podi. 

Now whats kootu and what's podi ? Kootu is a very tasty vegetable and moong dal gravy to be eaten with rice or rotis. Podi means powder.

To make a kootu, all you need to do is pressure cook 2-3 cups of vegetables or a single vegetable (carrot, beans, peas, potatoes, banana stem, brinjals, tomatoes,pumpkin or spinach) along with a handful of moong dal, a pinch of turmeric and some salt to taste.  Once the vegetables are done, add 3 teaspoons of the aromatic kootu podi, some grated coconut (optional)and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from fire,add chopped coriander leaves. Fry some mustard seeds and curry leaves , in a teaspoon of oil, along with half a teaspoon or asafoetida powder and sprinkle over the kootu. 

And yummyy, your healthy, instant, nutritious kootu is ready to eat with rice or rotis. 

Wanna try it ?

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