Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe | Plantain Stem Kootu with Curd | KootuRecipes
South Indian Tamilnadu style Vazhaithandu Kootu with curd/yogurt.
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Ingredients
- Vazhaithandu/plantain stem - 1 medium sized
- Thick Curd - ½ cup
- Salt - as required
To Grind
- Coconut grated - ¼ cup
- Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
- Fried gram dal/pottu kadalai- 1 tsp
- Green chillies - 2
To Temper
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and clean the vazhaithandu. Then chop them to small cubes and keep it immersed in buttermilk until use. Refer this
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- for detail steps on cleaning vazhaithandu. Heat a tadka pan and add the items to temper. Let the mustard seeds cracks and urad dal turns brown, then add curry leaves. Fry for a minute. Remove from flame and set aside.
- Grind coconut, green chillies,cumin seeds and fried gram dal in a blender with little water to a fine paste and keep it ready.
Method
- Take the chopped vazhaithandu pieces in a small vessel and add a cup of water and required salt to it. Cook them until the vazhaithandu becomes soft. Now add the coconut paste to the cooked vazhaithandu and mix it slowly.
- Start boiling the kootu in low medium flame for 5 minutes or until the kootu consistency is reached. Then add thick curd to the kootu and mix well. Boil it for two more minutes and switch off the flame.
- Then add the tempered items to the kootu and mix it well.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g