Kootu Curry

A delicious curry made of raw plantain, yam and black chickpeas served with rice.

  

For this you will need:Black chickpeas, Plantain, Yam, Salt, Turmeric, Chilli powder, coconut, green chilli, garlic, cumin seeds, mustard, curry leaves and dried red chilli.

  

 Begin by soaking 1 Cup black chickpeas in 2 cups water for 4 to 5 hours.

  

After 4 hours, drain and wash it and transfer to a pressure cooker with 2 cups water

 Followed by 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

  

1/2 tsp Salt and pressure cook till it is fully cooked.

 Meantime peel and dice 1 Plantain into chunks.

  

 Once the chickpeas is cooked, add it to the pressure cooker.

  

 I used frozen yam. If using fresh yam, peel and dice 2 cups yam.

 Pour 1 cup Water

 1/2 tsp Chilli powder

  

 1/2 tsp Salt and pressure cook again for one whistle.

  

 Meanwhile grind 1/2 cup Coconut

  

 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds

  

 1 Garlic

  

 3 Green chillies

  

 1/4 tsp Turmeric

 and grind it to a dry paste.

 Once the vegetables are cooked, add the coconut in to it

  

 and let it cook for few minutes.

  

Finally heat 1 Tbsp Coconut oil and add 1tsp Mustard

2 Dried redchillies

  

few curry leaves.

1/2 cup grated coconut and fry it

and add it to the curry.

Try it !!

RECIPE 
Servings : 12(for sadhya) 6(regular meal)

Ingredients

• Black chickpeas - 1 Cup
• Water - 2 Cups
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp

• Plantain - 1 big
• Yam - 2 Cups
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Water - 1 Cup
• Salt - 1/2 tsp

• Grated coconut - 1/2 Cup
• Green chilli - 3
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Garlic - 1
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

• Coconut oil - 1 Tbsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Dried red chilli - 2
• Grated coconut - 1/2 Cup

Directions :

• Soak chickpeas for few hours
• Pressure cook it with water salt and turmeric.
• Add diced plantain and yam.
• Pressure cook it again with chilli powder, salt and water.
• Meanwhile grind coconut, green chilli, garlic,cumin seeds and turmeric
• Add it to the cooked curry and boil for few minutes.
• Heat coconut oil in another pan and add mustard,curry leaves, dried red chillies and grated coconut and fry it till golden brown.
• Add it to the curry and mix it well.Serve hot.