Potato and Carrot Koottu – Indian Vegetable Lentil Stew
Koottu is a quintessential Tamil vegetable lentil stew. This is a very delicate dish, but very simple to cook. The consistency is deliberately kept on the solid side, but if you prefer this to be more liquid, then add an additional cup of water. You can use cabbage, or spinach or any of the vegetables from the squash or gourds family. It is gluten free and is a vegan dish.
Servings Prep Time
6People 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
2minutes 10 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6People 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
2minutes 10 minutes
Ingredients
Dry Spices
Vegetables
  • 2 CarrotsMedium diced (1 cup diced)
  • 1cup PotatoMedium diced (1 cup diced)
  • ½cup Green peasDried Soaked for at least one hour
Masala Paste
Other
Instructions
  1. Rinse and soak the green peas for an hour.
  2. Rinse and soak moong dhal for at least 30 min.
  3. Dice the carrot and potato into small cubes and set them aside.
  4. Add oil (1 tbsp or as needed) to a frying pan and heat the oil on medium heat. Add red red chilies, chana dhal and coriander seeds and fry until the chana dhal becomes somewhat brown.
  5. Add cumin seeds, pepper, fenugreek seeds and fry them all for a few more seconds.
  6. Turn the heat to ‘low,’ add coconut and fry the mixture by continuously stirring it so that it does not get burnt. Fry until the coconut becomes slightly off-white/brown.
  7. Turn the stove off, and allow it to cool.
  8. Using a blender, grind the fried spices into a fine paste, adding just enough (cold) water to achieve a paste consistency. Take extra caution not to heat it up too much during grinding.
  9. Pour the paste into the Inner Pot of the Instant Pot (IP).
  10. Add moong dhal, and the vegetables. Add salt.
  11. Add about 2.0 cups of water.
  12. Close the lid, and cook for 2 min at high pressure. Cool down naturally.
  13. Add ¼ cup of water to the yogurt and mix it thoroughly to form a uniform liquid without any solids.
  14. Open the IP lid when it is cool and when the pressure valve is down. Add the yogurt and mix gently but thoroughly.

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