Kootanchoru Recipe | Rice with lentils and Mixed Vegetables

Kootanchoru Recipe | Rice with lentils and Mixed Vegetables with step by step photos .Kootanchoru is a famous rice variety in the districts of Tirunelveli ,Tutocorin and Kanyakumari of TamilNadu State. It is a one pot meal and easy to whip up in just half an hour. It just involves cooking the soaked rice and dal along with vegetables and then finally seasoned with coconut oil.

Last year I have shared this recipe of Kootanchoru in my Instagram handle, however I have not blogged this recipe at that time and I got so many requests at that time to post the recipe and finally it took me almost a year to do a blog post on that.

Another year we are back with another Blogging Mega Marathon. Last Year April Month we did A-Z Baking across the world. This month fully I will be sharing recipes for 26 days with a sub theme each week .So this week fully I will be sharing some delicious lunch box recipes. Kootanchoru is an easy one pot meal and hence it can be prepared easily and packed for lunch box in just half an hour. So now let’s see how to prepare this delicious kootanchoru.

Kootanchoru Recipe

Recipe Cuisine: TamilNadu  |  Recipe Category : Main Course Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time : 10  mins |Serves: 4 |Author :Sharmila Kingsly Ingredients:             Rice – 1 cup Toor Dal – 1 cup Tomato - 1 Raw Banana – 1 Brinjal – 1 Drumstick – 1 Carrot -1 Potato -  1 Tamarind Water – ½ cup Water – 5 ½  cups Salt as needed Chilli powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp To Grind: Coconut – ½ cup Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp Green Chilli – 2 To Temper: Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds – ¼ tsp Hing a generous pinch Curry Leaves a spring Dry Red Chilli – 2 Coconut Oil – 1 tbsp     Method :       1.    Chop the vegetables and soak in water till we use. Soak the Toor Dal and Rice in water for 30 mins.       2.    Soak Tamarind in Water to extract the juice. In a blender add coconut, Green Chilli and Cumin seeds along with little water and grind it to a puree.      3.    Drain the excess water and add the Soaked Toor Dal and Rice in a pressure cooker. Add the chopped Vegetables, Tomato.       4.    Blended Coconut puree, Water and Tamarind Water.       5.    Next add Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and the required Salt and Pressure cook for 4 whistles and in a low flame for 10 mins and switch off the flame.       6.    Wait till the pressure is released by its own and open the cooker. In a pan add oil once it heats up add Mustard Seeds ,Fenugreek Seeds,Hing,Curry Leaves and Dry Red Chilli prepare the seasoning .       7.    Pour it to the cooked Rice. Mix well and serve.   Notes:      ·       The Rice will thicken as it cools down.      ·       You can also add green peas.      ·       Pairs well with just chips or any fryms.      ·       It stays good for a long time.

    Step by step Method with pictures: 

     1.    Chop the vegetables and soak in water till we use. Soak the Toor Dal and Rice in water for 30 mins.

2.    Soak Tamarind in Water to extract the juice. In a blender add coconut, Green Chilli and Cumin seeds along with little water and grind it to a puree.

3.    Drain the excess water and add the Soaked Toor Dal and Rice in a pressure cooker. Add the chopped Vegetables, Tomato.

4.    Blended Coconut puree, Water and Tamarind Water.

5.    Next add Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and the required Salt and Pressure cook for 4 whistles and in a low flame for 10 mins and switch off the flame.

 6.    Wait till the pressure is released by its own and open the cooker. In a pan add oil once it heats up add Mustard Seeds ,Fenugreek Seeds,Hing,Curry Leaves and Dry Red Chilli prepare the seasoning .

7.    Pour it to the cooked Rice. Mix well and serve.

This is how I served my kootanchoru and I have shared the same in my Instagram some days back.

Enjoy this easy and delicious kootanchoru along with fryms.

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