Plantain Stem / Vazhaithandu More Koottu

I love more koottu with any vegetable. Particularly vazhaithandu more koottu with vethakozhambu sadam is a great combination.


Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 25 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients

Plantain Stem / Vazhaithandu - a medium sized piece
Salt - To taste
Thick Curd - 1/2 cup, that has been beaten till smooth
Turmeric - a pinch
 
For Seasoning

Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

For Grinding

Green Chillies - 5 to 6
Coconut - half a coconut
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Procedure

1. Remove the fiber and chop the plantain stem / vazhaithandu finely
2. Pressure cook the vazhaithandu with salt and turmeric powder and set aside
3. Grind the items given under (For grinding) into a smooth paste.
4. To the cooked vazhaithandu, add the ground paste and allow to boil
5. Finally, heat coconut oil in a pan, when hot, add the mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and asafoetida. When it splutters add to the koottu.
6. Add the thick curd to the koottu and mix well.
7. Delicious vazhaithandu koottu is ready. Mix well and serve with sambar rice / rasam rice / vathalkuzhambu.