Mixed Veg Cootu ( Mixed vegetables Gravy) (Tamilnadu Cuisine)

 Mixed Vegetable Cootu 

Growing up as a kid Saturday night dinner at our grannies place used to be chapati and Mixed Vegetable Cootu. It served the purpose of gravy and a healthy fill of all the vegetables. Good way to ensure that we get our portion of the vitamins.

Ingredients:

Carrot - 2 nos

Beans - 100 gms

Green peas - 1 cup

Potato - 1 no

Cabbage (optional)

1/2 cup grated coconut

1 tbsp pepper 

Hing ( Asofoetida)

Salt to taste ( 1 tsp)

 1 tsp Jeera

 1 tsp ghee, hing, jeera, mustard, curry leaves for saute

Mung Dal 1 cup boiled in Cooker or boil in water for 15 minutes until its tender and well cooked. 

Preparation Method and Time taken (20 minutes):

Cut the vegetables evenly and then bring them to a boil. Add boiled mung dal and salt and let it boil for 5 minutes. Grind together coconut, jeera, black pepper, salt, hing together and bring it to a boil. Take 1 tsp ghee and add mustard , pinch of hing, jeera, curry leaves and saute it. Add to the curry and let it boil for another 5 minutes. Garnish with corainder and serve it with Hot Rice / Hot chapathis.