Vazhapindi Kootaan

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

• 250 g Cleaned and cut pieces of Vazhapindi Approx., inner portion of Plantain Stem
• 1 cup Thuvara Parippu Redgram Dhall
• 3 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• Coconut along with Cumin seeds and water — ground
• 5 nos Curry leaves
• 5 nos Red Chilli pieces
• 3 tsp Coconut/Refined Oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing Vazhapindi Koottaan, wash the Vazhapindi pieces and Thuvara parippu and change them into a cooking vessel/pressure cooker. Add Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Salt also.

2. Step 2

   Add required quantity of water also over the Pressure cooker/cooking vessel and cook the Vaazhappindi pieces and Thuvara parippu (if it is cooked in the Pressure cooker, it will take about 10 minutes).

3. Step 3

   When the Vazhapindi pieces and Thuvara parippu are cooked well, turn off the heat and after some time, add the ground Coconut into this cooked mix.

4. Step 4

   Heat the oil in a Frying pan/Cheenachatty, fry mustard seeds, curry leaves and Red Chilli pieces in this Oil and add it into the cooked Koottan and stir it well.

5. Step 5

   Vaazhappindi Koottaan is ready. This Koottaan will be very To eat with Poori/Chappathi/Cooked rice etc.