Vellai Poosanikai kootu | White pumpkin kootu recipe is a tasty South Indian vegan side dish prepared with white pumpkin, toor Dal and Channa Dal. Protein-rich Kootu can be quickly prepared within 30 mins. . Check out the video and If you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel During our childhood days, both I and sis were not big fans of kootu (for no reason :-)) so Amma won’t prepare kootu frequently. On the contradictory hubby loves kootu, and even if I repeat kootu twice a week he will happily eat. Nowadays I have one more kootu lover at home - my Little hero. There are a lot of variations for Vellai Poosanikai Kootu with many lentils, different grinding methods etc. This is one way of preparing it with toor Dal and channa dal. Pumpkin erissery, pumpkin Kuzhambu, and pumpkin kootu are some of my favorites yellow pumpkin recipes
Vellai Poosanikai Kootu can also be prepared with toor Dal. Kootu recipe collection in TMF Checkout my other recipes with White Pumpkin, Kasi Halwa Udipi Sambar
Ingredients White Pumpkin/ Ash guard - 1 small size, peeled and cubed (around 300 grams) Channa dal/ Kadalai Paruppu - 15 grams Toor dal - 35 grams Turmeric Powder - generous pinch Salt - as needed To grind: Grated Coconut (Fresh/Frozen) - 25 grams Green chillies - 1 Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves - few To Temper: Coconut Oil – 1 tsp Mustard - 1/4 tsp Asofetida - generous pinch Curry leaves - few How to make Poosanikai kootu with step by step pictures :
Soak dal for one hour
Pressure cook both dal with a pinch of turmeric powder for 3 whistles
In a mixie jar add coconut, cumin seeds, green Chilli and little water; grind the coconut mixture
In a cooking pan add white pumpkin, ground mixture, 1/2 cup of mixie water, salt and pinch of turmeric powder
Mix well and cook in medium flame Cook till the white pumpkin turns soft Add cooked dal and mix well; cook for 5-6 minute till kootu boils well
Add one ladle of kootu water and 1 teaspoon of rice flour; mix well
Add it to the kootu and cook for 2-3 minutes Add coriander leaves and mix well Add oil to the pan, when the oil is hot add the ingredients under “To temper” and let it splutter
Add tempering to the kootu
Add hing and mix well; kootu is ready
