Koottu powder
Ingredients: Coriander Seeds, White Lentils, Dried Red Chillies, Cumin Seeds, Dessicated Coconut, Sunflower Oil
Storage : contains coconut, store in fridge or freezer
How to Use
Serves 4 | Prep time: 10 mins
1 Pressure Cook: Add 2 cups chopped veggies (chow chow, carrots, beans) and 2–3 tbsp Kootu Powder with water to a pressure cooker. Cook for 1–2 whistles.
2 Boil: Open cooker, add 1/2 cup cooked dal (moong/toor), salt, and optional jaggery. Simmer for 1–2 minutes.
3 Temper: Heat coconut oil; splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin, dry red chillies, curry leaves, and hing. Pour over kootu, garnish with coriander, and serve!
No roasting or grinding required—powder contains all spices.
Method :
Cut veggies of your choice. Here we have used chow chow, carrots, beans. Add veggies and koottu powder to pressure cooker. About 2-3 spoons of powder to serve 4 people. This has everything. So no roasting. No grinding.
Switch off cooker. Open. Add salt. Add a small piece of jaggery if needed. Add cooked dal. You can use toor dal or moong dal. Let it all boil together for a minute or so. Temper with coconut oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, red chillies, jeera, curry leaves, hing. Garnish with chopped corainder leaves. Serve hot!
Adjust quantity of powder according to the quantity of vegetables. We recommed about 1 tbsp for 2 cups of chopped veggies.
