Ingredients

• 2 cups - chopped, mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beans, etc.)
• 1/2 bunch - fresh dill leaves (sabsige soppu)
• 1/2 cup - peanuts
• 2 tbsp - toor dal
• 1 tsp - urad dal
• 12 to 14 - black peppercorns
• 2 - dry red chillies, low spiced
• 1 to 2 tbsp - fresh/frozen grated coconut
• 3 to 4 strands - cilantro
• a pinch - haldi
• a generous pinch - hing
• 1 to 2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - jaggery
• 1 to 2 tsp - ghee/clarified butter
• 4 to 5 - curry leaves
• salt as per taste

How to Make Plain Mixed Vegetable Kootu

• Combine the vegetables, dill leaves, toor dal and the peanuts in a vessel. Keep some peanuts aside for seasoning.
• Add enough water and pressure cook the vegetable mixture until cooked.
• Dry roast the urad dal, pepper corns, and red chillies and powder them in a blender.
• Add coconut, cilantro, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, hing, haldi and grind to a smooth paste.
• Add the masala paste to the cooked vegetables and boil well.
• Add water to get the required consistency.
• Add salt and jaggery and boil for a couple more minutes.
• Heat ghee and temper mustard seeds, remaining peanuts, and curry leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.