chick peas(black or white)-1/2 cup
(soak over night and wash properly)
Sweet potato-1(diced) optional
Pumpkin- small piece(diced)
Green plantain-1(diced)
Elephant yam (cheana)-1/4cup(diced)
(U can add variety of vegetables according to ur choice like carrot ,potato )
Grated coconut-11/2
Dry red chilly-4
Curry leaves
Salt -to taste
Jaggery/sugar -according to ur taste
Cumin seeds-1/4tsp
Mustard seeds-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Chilly powder-1/4tsp
Pepper powder-1/4tsp
Coconut oil-3Tbsp
Method
Cook all the vegetables separately along with turmeric powder and salt (3/4th cooked)…Keep that a side…In a blender add grated coconut(1/2) ,dry red chilly(2) , 1/4tsp of cumin seeds along with 2tsp water and grind ..Don`t grind so finely( 3/4th)… Keep that also aside ..
Take a kadai and add 2Tbsp of coconut oil .. In to that add the cooked vegetables one by one ..Then add chilly powder ,pepper powder and jaggery or sugar (if u dont want ur koottucurry to be sweet avoid this) and mix carefully ….Then add the coconut paste and salt ,and allow to boil ….When done remove the curry from the flame …
In another kadai heat 1Tbsp of coconut oil and add red chilly (splits) ,then add mustard seeds and when it splutter add curry leaves ..Now add grated coconut(1) and stir well and roast it till golden brown colour ..When the brown colour occurs pour the curry to this roasted coconut and mix well ….And close the kadai with a lid for few minutes..So now the koottu curry is ready to serve …