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Pacha Kootu
A flavorful Kerala dish made with a mix of vegetables and coconut yogurt, ideal for serving with rice.
Published on August 11, 2023

Ingredients:
1 small raw plantain, peeled and cut into cubes
10 long beans / achinga payar, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 zucchini, peeled and cut into cubes
5 ivy gourd/ kovakka, cut into half
1 cup yellow cucumber / vellarikka, peeled and cut into cubes
1 medium bitter gourd / pavakka, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3 green chillies
3 shallots
2 sprig curry leaves
1 cup yogurt, beaten
salt to taste
2 tbsp coconut oil
Preparation:
- In a large thick bottomed pan, add the chopped raw plantain, long beans, zucchini, ivy gourd and yellow cucumber and cook it with salt and enough water.
- When the vegetables are half done, add bitter gourd pieces and cook till done (add more water if needed).
- Grind grated coconut adding green chillies, shallots and cumin seeds to a coarse paste and keep it aside.
- When the vegetables are cooked, add the ground coconut paste along with curry leaves and mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame till the raw taste of coconut mixture is gone.
- Reduce the flame and add the beaten yogurt and mix well and cook it for 2 minutes on low flame. Adjust the salt.
- Switch off the flame and sprinkle the coconut oil and few curry leaves on top and keep it covered until ready to serve....Serve with rice..
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Pacha Kootu
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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Ingredients
- 1 small raw plantain, peeled and cut into cubes
- 10 long beans / achinga payar, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 zucchini, peeled and cut into cubes
- 5 ivy gourd/ kovakka, cut into half
- 1 cup yellow cucumber / vellarikka, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 medium bitter gourd / pavakka, cut into small pieces
- 1 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 3 green chillies
- 3 shallots
- 2 sprig curry leaves
- 1 cup yogurt, beaten
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- 1In a large thick bottomed pan, add the chopped raw plantain, long beans, zucchini, ivy gourd and yellow cucumber and cook it with salt and enough water.
- 2When the vegetables are half done, add bitter gourd pieces and cook till done (add more water if needed).
- 3Grind grated coconut adding green chillies, shallots and cumin seeds to a coarse paste and keep it aside.
- 4When the vegetables are cooked, add the ground coconut paste along with curry leaves and mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame till the raw taste of coconut mixture is gone.
- 5Reduce the flame and add the beaten yogurt and mix well and cook it for 2 minutes on low flame. Adjust the salt.
- 6Switch off the flame and sprinkle the coconut oil and few curry leaves on top and keep it covered until ready to serve. Serve with rice.
Description
A flavorful Kerala dish made with a mix of vegetables and coconut yogurt, ideal for serving with rice.
