Mixed vegetable kootu is a perfect accompaniment for rice as a part of lunch menu. Goes well with kuzhambu varieties.
This kootu is not avial and tastes different from that. This is a nice accompaniment for rice. This is one of my mom's staple recipe that we love.
My brother asks 2nd and 3rd servings if she makes this one. I try hard to recreate it, but she has a magic in her hand which turns it delicious, that magic is Love!
What's special?
I love the coconut paste we grind along small onions and cumin seeds in this kootu. It gives an amazing flavor.
We add green peas, for protein and do not add dal for this. Also use English vegetables like carrot, beans, peas, cauliflower. You can also add cabbage for more homogenous texture.
Adding a little bit of rice flour gives thickness for the kootu. Since we do not add dal, this will help. Adding coconut oil at the end will smell great in the kootu.
Adding sugar helps to retain the colors of the vegetables.
Recipe card
Mixed vegetable kootu recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Beans
- ½ cup Carrot
- ½ cup Potato
- ½ cup Peas
- ½ cup Cauliflower
- Sugar A pinch
- Salt As needed
To Grind
- ½ cup Coconut grated
- 4 Green chilies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 2 Small onion
- ½ teaspoon Rice flour
For tempering
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 Sprig Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon Coconut oil
Instructions
- Boil all the vegetables with salt and a pinch of sugar.½ cup Beans, ½ cup Carrot, ½ cup Potato, ½ cup Peas, ½ cup Cauliflower, Salt As needed, Sugar A pinch
- Let it retain the crunch and not soft.
- Meanwhile, grind the coconut, green chilli with little water, to a smooth paste.½ cup Coconut, 4 Green chilies
- Then add onions, cumin seeds and rice flour to it and grind coarsely.1 teaspoon Cumin, 2 Small onion, ½ teaspoon Rice flour
- Add this ground paste to the cooked veggies, mix well and simmer for 3-5 minutes till kootu consistency is reached.
- Remove from fire and lastly temper with the ingredients under "for tempering " table, and mix well. Serve as an accompaniment for rice.½ teaspoon Mustard, 1 teaspoon Urad dal, 1 Sprig Curry leaves, 1 teaspoon Coconut oil
Notes
- Don't boil the veggies with too much of water.
- Also do not over cook the veggies.
- Using small onion is preferred.
- Vegetables can be of your choice.
Stepwise photos
1. Boil all the mixed vegetable with salt and a pinch of sugar, just until cooked.
2. Don't over cook, not too soft and without changing the color of the vegetables. This ensures the mixed vegetable kootu taste best.
3. Meanwhile, grind the coconut with little water, to a smooth paste.
4. Then add green chillies, onions, cumin seeds and rice flour to it and grind coarsely.
5. Add this ground paste to the cooked vegetables, mix well and simmer for 3-5 minutes till kootu consistency is reached.
6. Remove from fire and lastly temper with the ingredients under "for tempering " table, and mix well. Serve as an accompaniment for rice.
Serve best with vathal kuzhambu or any tangy kuzhambu.
Jaishree
Wow ! one of my favorite kootu.. sme method but i dont add onion.. nice pic..
Dershana
Hi Raajeshwari, this looks mild and tasty. is the rice flour used for thickening?
Nags
is that a corningware dish you are using directly on the stove? i know you can do it but never had the courage to try it yet 😀 btw, that dish is great way to finish off leftover veggies from a week!
RAKS KITCHEN
Nags,
It is corning ware:) and yes to clear my left over veggies in my fridge,I do this kootu ...u got it correct!!
Deshana,
Yes,rice flour is for thickening purpose:)
jaishree,
Adding onion brings a twist to the kootu!!Thanx for dropping by!
Purnima
Rajeshwari, this sure looks yummy would try this and let u know!
Usha
I like the sound of this kootu...looks delicious 🙂
Happy cook
I love dishes like this, one can throw in what ever you have in the fridge
Sireesha
Kootu looks delicious ......Nice pics..
Mandira
beautiful pictures esp like the step by step ones. 🙂
Divya
That cookware is so pretty and the stuff in it is even more appetizing. Little red onions are a great touch.
Vani
The kootu looks really yum! Love the step-by-step photos
susan
oooh. that looks delicious!
Sagari
kootu looks so perfect rajeshwari
LG
I always make saagu when I see left over veggies. This is seems to be a good alternative..nice one 🙂
Sia
all thos ebright coloured veggies makes it so tempting to try.
Laavanya
That first picture is too good Raks.. kootu is very tempting 🙂
Menu Today
Hi Rak,
Your version sounds good. Adding onion gives nice flavour to the koottu. I never added onion in kottu. Will def.try your version soon. Thanks
Daily Meals
Nice picture Raks Kitchen! Kootu looks yummy...
Divya
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DEESHA
nice version of kootu .. will try it sometime ..
RAKS KITCHEN
Divya,
I did saw and i hav thanked you,see;)
Bhawna
HI RK, Nice recipe....
Shreya
great kootu. Love the use of small onions, and this is one dish I am trying out soon:-)
raaji
hey nice to see that we made the same dish....haha what a coincidence
srikars kitchen
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Uma
ooh, what a delicious kootu! Added you to my blogroll so that I won't miss your posts!
Nidhi
I cannot really differentiate Kootu from Avial. Your recipe is simple to make. Looks very nice!
Pravs
Even i am a bit jittery about using such dishes on stove. Nice kootu.
Bharathy
Wow!..Gotta try this..looking out for mild curries for chappathis oflate.. 🙂
Lovely picture!!
Seena
If you haven't written this is not avial, I would have left my comment'this looks like avial'.. 😉
Raj,I love this corning ware and not dare to use as Nags said..!
Purva Desai
First time to ur blog....must say really delicious blog...
Mixed Veg Kootu looks really mouth watering...
Roshni Mitra Chintalapati
I really like the fact that you photograph each step f the process... so necessary for cooking novices like me!
manimegalai abinesh
hi,
if we add onions finally means does the raw smell goes of immediately?
Raks anand
Just 2 or 3 shallots (small onions) and its raw smell is the highlight of the kootu. Do try it.
Gladice John
Nice recepie, I am going to try this for lunch today