Friday, April 25, 2014

Chowchow & carrot kootu ( Bangalore brinjal and carrot gravy)

Chow chow and carrot kootu - Preparation time 15 mins
Kootu we are going to prepare will be colourful and healthy. Chowchow is cool in nature so we have to consume is any form like adding to sambhar or kuruma or kootu. Try this recipe and provide your inputs.

Ingredients:-
Chow chow and carrot - 2 cup (chopped to small cubes).
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 or 1 ½ cup water (till the greens get immersed)
Thalikkum vadagam - 1

(or )
Mustard seed - ¼ tsp;Cumin seed - 1 tsp;Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Toor dhal (Thuvaram paruppu) - one cup (pressure cooked)
Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Roasted cummin powder - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 6 (finely chopped)


Preparation method:-
Boil water with turmeric, salt & smbar powder. When water starts boiling add chopped chow chow and carrot. Boil till vegetables become soft and cooked.
Now mash the cooked dhal slightly (don't make it like paste) and add. Let this boil.
In a tawa add mustard seed (till splutters), urad dhal (turns to golden brown), cumin seed (jeera will splutter) or if you have thalikkum vadagam (which is made of jeera, urad dhal, onion, mustard, etc) it can be used.
Add this and curry leaves to boiling kootu and serve with hot with rice.

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