This traditional mixed vegetable curry made with fresh vegetables for Bhogi and for Sankranti by some goes well with poori , chapati and rice. Also called Bhogichi Bhaji it is prepared for Kanu Pongal recipe in Tamil Nadu

A healthy vegetarian side dish for roti or chapathi – Mixed vegetable curry or kootu

Freshly harvested vegetables including sweet potato, raw banana, potato, carrot , cluster beans, flat beans, green beans seeds are cut into small pieces and cooked separately , not in a pressure cooker. Add a little turmeric powder while cooking.

In a vessel , add a little oil and saute with mustard, urad dhal , asafoetida and curry leaves.

Soak some tamarind in water. Add the tamarind extract after you saute.
Add the cooked vegetables and stir well.

Prepare a masala powder with two table spoons dhania , one table spoon gram dhal , red chillies according to how hot you want the flavour to be and little fenugreek. Roast them in a vessel with little oil. Dry grind in a mixer to get the masala powder

Add this powder to the stirred vegetables generously as shown in the video. Add a little turmeric powder because we have already added it when cooking the vegetables. Add salt as per your needs.

Stir continuously and well so that the masala gets mixed well with the vegetables.

Saute once again with mustard, urad dhal, curry leaves and asafoetida . Add to the kootu or curry. Serve hot as a side dish for chapati or roti , poori or rice.