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Mochai Kottai Kootu Recipe-Field Beans Kootu

January 10, 2019 by PadhuSankar 4 Comments

Mochai kootu is a simple everyday recipe which goes well with rice, chapati, idli and dosa. It tastes good when mixed with hot rice topped with a tsp ghee. It is rich in protein, fiber and minerals. It has calcium and iron. As it is rich in fiber, it helps in weight loss also. Many avoid this as it leads to gastric problems. But if you remove the outer skin, it does not give such problems. In villages, they used to remove the outer skin of mochai and make many dishes from it. Fresh field beans without  skin is called “pidukku paruppu”. This pidukku paruppu is  dried, then fried and seasoned with salt and chilli powder. I will share that recipe with you all soon. I have removed the skin from the field beans for this recipe as it is easily digestible. Learn how to make this simple mochai kottai kootu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

 

Mochai Kottai Kootu Recipe

 

Mochai Kottai Kootu


Mochai Kottai Kootu

 Prep Time : 20 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar   Ingredients needed

   Fresh Field Beans/Mochai kottai – 2 1/2 cup
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Salt needed

For Grinding

   Coconut – 1/4 cup grated
   Red Chillies -3-4
   Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
   Pearl onions – 5-6
   Tomato – 1

 For the seasoning

   Oil – 2 tsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Urad dal – 1 tsp
   Curry leaves – a sprig
   Onion – 1 big or pearl onions – 5-6
   Hing/asafoetida – a pinch

For Garnishing

   Coriander leaves

Preparations 

Wash and soak fresh field beans overnight. The next day, press the field beans between your thumb and index finger and remove the outer skin. It comes off easily.

 

Field Beans Kootu Recipe
In this way, remove the outer skin for all the field beans. This is called “pidukku paruppu”. Discard the skin.
In a pressure cooker, add the field beans, turmeric powder, salt needed and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.

 

Fresh Field Beans

 

Field beans
Heat a tsp of oil and fry red chillies. Remove from the kadai. In the same kadai, add the chopped pearl onions and fry until transparent.

 

Fry red chillies
Add chopped tomato and saute for a few seconds. Then turn off the heat. Add the grated coconut and fry in the heat of the pan. Grind it to a fine paste with cumin seeds and little water. Paste is ready.

 

Chopped tomato for Field Beans Kootu Recipe

Method 

Once the pressure subsides, open the cooker and add the ground paste, simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt if required.

 

Method for Field Beans Kootu Recipe
Heat 2 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal and hing. When mustard seeds splutters, add curry leaves and finely chopped onions. Saute until onions turn transparent and add to the mochai kootu.

 

How to cook Mochai Kottai Kootu
Mochai kootu is ready. If you make it a little watery, it can be had as sambar. You just need a vegetable curry to go along with this. You do not have to make any other sambar.
This mochai kootu goes well with chapati and also with dosa, upma and pongal.

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  1. sailaja

    January 16, 2019 at 4:38 am

    Tried this recipe, it came out very well. Thank you mam.

    Reply
  2. Paavai

    July 17, 2019 at 5:17 am

    Can we use store bought field beans that are dried? If yes, how to use theM? TIA.

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      July 18, 2019 at 10:44 am

      Yes, you can.Soak it overnight. Pressure cook until soft and use it.

      Reply
  3. i am in here

    November 2, 2022 at 6:07 am

    I like to eat sweets with sugar free. Please give me some here. I am waiting for your response.

    Reply

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