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Vellari Araichuvita kootu | Yellow Cucumber Kootu with fresh masala

Vellari araichuvita kootu, a south-indian style dal with yellow cucumber with moong and masoor dal with freshly ground masala. Kootu makes a delicious accompaniment with rice and roti.
Course Main Course, Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine Asian, Indian, South-Indian, Tambrahm
Keyword Araichuvita kootu, How to make kootu in pressure cooker, Kootu with coconut, Kootu with fresh masala, Rice and dal dessert, Roti and dal
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 5
Calories

Equipment

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 180 grams of malabar vellari chopped into cubes, approximately 1 cup
  • 1 medium sized tomato chopped
  • ¼ cup of masoor dal
  • ¼ cup moong dal
  • 2 teaspoon coconut oil/any cooking oil
  • 2 nos red chilies
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste

To grind to a paste

  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 green chilli
  • ⅓ cup fresly grated coconut

Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 red chili optional
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal

Instructions

  • Prepare your vegetables first. I usually use a medium sized malabar vellari for 2-3 days, I divided it into 3 and use it for 3 times/days. The above measurement will get you roughly a cup of chopped vellari cubes. Wash and chop the tomatoes.
  • Wash the lentils in water, drain and keep aside. Take the ingredients given under grind to paste in a mixer jar and add 2-3 tablespoon of water and grind it to a fine paste.
  • In a pressure cooker, heat oil, when it is hot, splutter mustard seeds, add the red chilies, immediately add the chopped vellari cubes and tomatoes to this and saute for a minute.
  • Next add the drained dal to this and saute for a minute. Next add the ground paste to this, i add ¼ cup of water to the mixer jar and add that water too to the pressure cooker. Mix it all together well.
  • Add 1&¼ cup of water to this and mix. Add salt and turmeric powder. Mix well. 
  • When this mixture begins to boil, close the lid of the pressure cooker and let this cook for 4-5 whistles. Once done, take it off the stove and let the pressure drop on its own. 
  • Open the pressure cooker and mix all the contents together. The usual consistency of the kootu is thick, if you prefer a thinner consistency add ¼ cup of water but not more than that. When served on a plate, the kootu should remain in its place and not run. 
  • In a small tadka pan, heat oil, splutter mustard seeds, crackle cumin, add curry leaves and urad dal to this, let the dal turn golden brown, pour this sizzling tadka over the kootu .  
  • Serve this delicious kootu with steaming hot rice or roti. This kootu makes an excellent lunch box recipe.

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