Vegetable Kootu

 

Ingredients

• Tomato - 2
• Carrot - 2
• Chayote(Chow chow) - 1
• Cabbage - ½ cup
• Green peas - ½ cup
• Moong dal - ½ cup
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chilli powder - ½ tsp
• Green chillies - 2
• Mustard - ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Urad dal - ½ tspSalt - to taste

Directions

Peel off the skin from the carrots and the chayote. Cut the vegetable into small pieces.
Pressure cook the vegetables along with the moong dal and add turmeric powder and chilli powder. Allow this to cook until two whistles.

Take a small pan and add 1 tsp oil. When the oil gets heated up add the mustard and allow it to splutter and then add the cumin seeds and urad dal. Slice the green chillies and add them as well. This sauteed mixture is added to the cooked vegetables along with the salt.
Remove the dish from fire and garnish with coriander and curry leaves. Vegetable kootu is ready to be served.

Tips

Salt can be added after cooking the dal and vegetables because the ingredients will absorb less salt making it healthy. This dish uses very little oil as well.