Kootu Curry

 

Kootu Curry is a thick curry and one of the main dish served in onam sadhya during Onam festival in Kerala. Kootu curry ecipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kootu Curry.

Ingredients:-

Black chickpea (Kadala). - 3/4cup
Raw Banana.                    -1
Black pepper (crushed).   -1tsp
Turmeric powder.             -1/4tsp
Grated coconut.                -1 cup
Cumin seeds.                    -1/2tsp
Mustard seeds.                  -1tsp
Dry red chillies.                - 2
Urad dal.                           -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.                     -1 string
Grated coconut.                 - 3tbsp
Coconut oil.                       - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Salt.                                   - to taste
Yam chopped.                    -1 cup

Instructions:-

1). Soak black chickpea in water overnight and pressure cook the soaked chickpea adding sufficient water till soft and keep aside.

2). Peel and remove the outer skin of raw banana and yam.Chop raw banana and yam into small pieces. Wash well and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom pan add chopped raw banana pieces, yam pieces, crushed pepper, turmeric powder and required salt.Boil and cook the vegetables till soft.

2). Add pressure cooked black chickpea into the pan and mix with the cooked banana and yam pieces.

3). Grind 1cup grated coconut and 1/2 tsp cumin seeds to a coarse paste. Add this ground paste into the pan and mix with all the ingredients in the pan. 

 

4). Boil and cook till the curry becomes little thick. Stir in between and switch off the flame.

 

5). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and add urad dal and saute well. When urad dal starts to change its colour splutter mustard seeds and saute well. Add broken dry red chilly pieces and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame. Pour the above seasoning into the Kootu curry and mix well.

 

6). Heat 1/2tsp coconut oil in the same small pan and roast 3 tbsp of grated coconut and roast well till golden colour. Switch off the flame and pour it into the Kootu curry and mix well.

 

Transfer the Kootu curry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Koottu curry is ready to serve.