Kohlrabi is rich in dietary fiber, carotenoids, vitamins A, C and K. It has good amount of many B-complex groups of vitamins. It is also rich in anti-oxidants that protect against colon and prostate cancer. We can make stir fry, sambar, kootu and curry using kohlrabi. Today we will learn how to make Kohlrabi kootu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
NoolKol Kootu-Kohlrabi Kootu
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time :
20 mins Serves:
2 Recipe Category:
Kootu Recipes Recipe Cuisine:
South Indian Ingredients needed
Noolkol/kohlrabi – 2 cups
Tur dal + Moong dal together -1/4 cup
Sambar powder – 2 tsp
For grinding
Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Fried gram (Pottukadalai) or rice flour -1 1/2 tsp (used for thickening)
For the seasoning
Oil -2 tsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Red Chillies -2
Hing – a pinch
Curry leaves – few
For garnishing
Coriander leaves
Preparation
Wash, peel the skin and cut noolkol into small cubes or pieces.
Soak tur dal + moong dal in hot water for 15 minutes.
Grind grated coconut, cumin seeds (jeera) and fried gram to a smooth paste. Fried gram is used for thickening the kootu. If you do not have fried gram, you can use a tsp of rice flour.
In a cooker or pressure pan, add chopped noolkol, soaked dal, sambar powder, salt needed, turmeric powder, 3/4 cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. (Those who do not have cooker can cook covered in a pan. It will take a longer time than pressure cooker, that’s all.)
Once the pressure subsides, open the cooker (picture above shows the pressure cooked kootu), add the ground coconut paste, 1/4 cup of water and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame. Check for salt.
Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, red chillies, hing and curry leaves. When dal turns golden brown, pour the seasoning over the kootu. Serve as a side dish for rice or chapati.
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View Comments (12)
delicious comforting kootu
Looks tempting noolkol kootu is new to me. My mom adds it to Sambar. Will try it soon. Also I missed your post very much. All these 10 days since your last post, I visited your page daily and glad you shared a recipe today.
Thanks so much for your wonderful recipes. I am regular viewer of your recipes and I try them too regularly. Great job. Chitra, Bangalore
very interesting and something new!
Thanks for making nhoolkhol recipe as requested.....:)
Hi, is there a recipe for nookal leaves and radish leaves?
Yes, I have a recipe for radish and radish greens stir fry. Check Radish greens stir fry
Nice recipe going to try today thank you padhu
Nice recipe mam,
Simple and easy to make with that slight different taste we look for
Don't wait for 3 whistles, 2 is sufficient. Adding a couple of green chillies to the grinding paste,betters the taste.