Koottu Types

Kootu is a South Indian Gravy prepared out of Vegetable, Dal and less spices and almost nil oil and hence considered to be very healthy.. Tastes well when served with rice as a side dish / some of them prefer to eat this as a mixed rice by having curry as a side dish.

Here are some types of Koottu:

1. Poricha Koottu
2. More Koottu
3. Puli Koottu (Popularly referred to as ‘Thiruvadhirai Koottu’ by the Iyers)
4. Masiyal
5. Rasavaangi

Vegetables that can be prepared under these types of kootu is as below:

1. Poricha Kootu:

1. Chow Chow Kootu (Bangalore Kathirikkai Kootu)
2. Pudalangai Kootu (Snake gourd kootu)
3. Beans Kootu
4. Avaraikkai Kootu (Broad Beans Kootu)
5. Muttakose kootu / kose kootu (Cabbage kootu)
6. Nucol kootu
7. Keerai Kootu
8. Peerkangai Kootu
9. Carrot Kootu
10. Parangikkai Kootu (Yellow Pumpkin)
11. Pooshanikkai Kootu (White Pumpkin)
12. Cucumber Kootu (Velrikai Kootu / Vellarikkai Kootu)

2. More Kootu:

1. Chow Chow More Kootu
2. Vazhathandu More Kootu (Banana stem kootu)
3. Pumpkin Kootu (Pooshanikkai More Kootu)