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    Home » Main Course » Kootu

    Green pumpkin karamani kootu | Karamani poosanikai kootu

    by Nisha

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    Karamani puli Kootu - A mix of sambhar and kootu with poosanikai (green pumpkin) and karamani (black eye peas).

    This is one of my absolute favourite. Whenever I go home, my mom prepares this. There is nothing so special about the dish, it is made with the same old essential ingredients. This has been a long pending post and somehow every time I wanted to do this, something  interrupted me. But I am glad that I am finally able to post it for this special Marathon series.

    This is a mix between sambhar and kootu. The ingredients that go in are very similar to that of arachuvitta sambhar but the consistency and the amount of veggies added are similar to a kootu. This is mostly had as a side dish to rice.

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    Karamani poosanikai kootu
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    15 mins
    Total Time
    25 mins
     
    A mix of sambhar and kootu with poosanikai and karamani
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: Blackeye peas, Kootu, Vegetarian
    Servings: 2
    Ingredients
    • 3 Cups diced poosanikai | White pumpkin
    • ¼ Cup Karamani | cowpeas
    • 2 teaspoon Tamarind paste in 1 Cup water
    • 2 tablespoon Tuvaram parupu | Toor dahl
    • Salt to taste
    For grinding
    • 2 tablespoon fresh grated coconut
    • ½ tablespoon kadala parupu | channa dahl
    • ½ tablespoon Dhaniya | Coriander seeds
    • 3-4 vatha milagai | Red chillies
    For Tempering
    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
    • ¼ teaspoon Ulutham parupu | Urad dahl
    • 3-4 Curry leaves torn
    • 3 Red chillies
    Instructions
    1. Roast channa dahl, coriander seeds and red chillies in ½ teaspoon oil until it is golden brown. Then grind it to a thick fine paste along with coconut and water.
    2. Pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder and keep aside. It should be soft and mushy. Cook the cowpeas and keep aside.

    3. Heat oil in a Kadai | Pan over medium high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add the urad dahl, curry leaves, red chillies and fry for a second.

    4. Then add the diced pumpkin, salt and tamarind water. Let it cook for about 7-8 minutes until the pumpkin becomes soft.

    5. Once it is cooked, add the cooked dal, cooked cowpeas and ground coconut mixture. Mix it well. Check for salt and adjust if needed.

    6. Let it boil for another 5 minutes. Add some water if it becomes very thick.
    7. Finally garnish it with coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
    Recipe Notes

    The consistency depends on how you want to eat it. If you have this as a side, let it be slightly thick. If you want to mix with rice dilute it with water.

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 63 here. 

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    Comments

    1. Arthi says

      June 06, 2019 at 11:22 pm

      I tried it out, it was mild n flavored... Thanks...

      Reply
      • Nisha says

        June 13, 2019 at 1:37 am

        Thanks Arthi and hope you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    2. Smruti Shah says

      May 05, 2016 at 10:58 pm

      I loved the kootu with white pumpkin. It looks amazing!

      Reply
    3. Sapana Behl says

      May 04, 2016 at 12:48 am

      White pumpkin kootu looks yummy.

      Reply
    4. Pavani N says

      May 03, 2016 at 12:46 am

      Flavorful and delicious pumpkin kootu. Looks yummy!!

      Reply
    5. vaishali sabnani says

      May 03, 2016 at 12:17 am

      Kootu looks delicious , this should be a comforting meal .

      Reply
    6. Amara Annapaneni says

      May 01, 2016 at 3:31 pm

      Love your kootu, looks delicious:)

      Reply
    7. Harini-Jaya R says

      April 29, 2016 at 2:54 am

      Loving this kootu/kuzhambu series, Nisha. This sounds like a very rare combination.

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 28, 2016 at 2:20 pm

      I don't do a lot of kootu, but looking at your list of delicious kootus, I need to try atleast a few. This kootu with karamani sounds so yum..

      Reply
    9. Srivalli says

      April 28, 2016 at 5:09 am

      Wow that bowl is literally calling me...I love anything with karamani..will have to try this..

      Reply
    10. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      April 28, 2016 at 2:30 am

      Love black eyed peas.. I add them all kootus and kuzhambus.. 😉 Love your clicks.

      Reply
    11. Usha says

      April 28, 2016 at 12:16 am

      Kootu looks great and a nice side dish for both rice and roti.

      Reply
    12. Suma Gandlur says

      April 27, 2016 at 10:05 pm

      Must be a comfort food, to those who are acquainted with it.

      Reply
    13. Priya Suresh says

      April 27, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      I do love this kootu very much, been a while i had it. You are tempting me to make some very soon. Love this kootu with potato curry. Mouthwatering already.

      Reply

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