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Fresh Homemade Recipe
Vegetarian
South Indian
South Indian Kootu Curry
A thick, nutritious Kerala-style vegetable and lentil mash seasoned with a freshly ground coconut-cumin paste.
Total Time
45 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Servings
4
Step-by-Step Instructions
1
Pressure cook yellow lentils and soaked black chickpeas until soft.
2
Boil cubed yam with water, turmeric, and salt until tender.
3
Grind grated coconut and cumin seeds into a coarse paste.
4
Combine cooked lentils, chickpeas, and yam; stir in coconut paste and simmer for 5 minutes.
5
Heat coconut oil, crackle mustard seeds and curry leaves; temper the kootu and serve hot.
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