Senai kizhangu puli Kootu is a tasty and easy South Indian rice accompaniment that is prepared using Instant pot. Yam Kootu can be prepared within 30 minutes. I couldn’t believe this is my first Senai kizhangu based recipe in TMF. I know senai kizhangu is not frequent in our home, but few years of blogging without a single Yam recipe is definitely a surprise. When I started cooking Amma told Senai kizhangu need to washed properly, otherwise it might be itchy. Since then I have been extra cautious, and cut down the frequency of cooking yam. Recently I was doing grocery shopping in Indian store with my friend and I saw my friend taking yam. She told me Senai kizhangu is rich in vitamin and very good for women. I didn’t know all these but my favorite part was when I heard it is good for weight loss. After hearing that I didn’t even think twice about buying it.
Here we get small pieces wrapped in cling wrap. I was doubtful about the quantity so I got only one such piece. I cleaned it and cut into small cubes and realized it is not enough for poriyal. As always I called my Amma and asked for some recipe. She told me to try Kootu. I immediately asked Kootu with Senai kizhangu? With a big doubt, but she said tamarind gives nice flavour for the Kootu also it is good to make Senai with puli. Kootu recipe collection in TMF Amma told recipe but it was with multiple steps. Cooking dal separately, 50 % of Senai kizhangu in water, 50 % of senai kizhangu in tamarind water. Adding dal and ground paste. Lazy me just went with instant pot cooking. I have sauted the spice mix separately and cooked eveything in IP. I like using IP for my everyday Indian cooking. It not only makes cooking easy but no compromise in taste. Cabbage Kootu was was the first instant pot recipe o have posted in TMF. You will be seeing lot of IP based Indian recipes in TMF. Check out other instant pot recipes in TMF, Instant Pot Palak Paneer Instant Pot Mixed Vegetable Curry Instant Pot Soya Curry Instant Pot Peas pulav Instant Pot Channa masala Instant pot Keerai Pappu Instant Pot Moong dal
Ingredients: Senai Kizhangu - 1 cup, peeled and chopped Tamarind extract - 1/2 cup Toor dal - 1/4 cup soaked for one hour in hot water Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Water - 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup Salt - as needed Jaggery - pinch Hing - generous pinch To roast and grind: Coriander seeds - 1 teaspoon + 1/2 tap Channa dal - 1 tsp Fenugreek - 4 Pepper - 2 Red chilli - 2 Coconut - 3 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp To temper: Coconut oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 1 Curry leaves - few How to make Senaikizhangu kootu:
Soak toor dal in hot water for one hour and keep aside Soak small gooseberry size tamarind in hot water and extract tamarind water Wash senai kizhangu well and remove the skin and shop into small squares Dry roast Channa dal, coriander seeds, red chilli, pepper, fenugreek and red chilli till it turns golden brown Add cumin seeds and sauté for 5-10 secs. Add coconut; mix well and cook for 45 seconds. Switch off let it cool down. Add little water and ground
Turn on Instant pot in sauté mode. Add oil and when oil is hot add mustard seeds, Urad dal and red chilli; let it splutter Turn off IP Add senai kizhangu, tamarind extract, ground paste, toor dal , 1/2 of water added to mixie and jar, hing and turmeric powder; mix everything well Turn on IP in manual mode and cook for 22 minutes, high temperature. Let pressure release naturally
Add salt, 1/4 cup of water and jaggery mix well cook for a minute and switch off
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