Let us look the old recipe in new way, How to use Kootu recipe as one main lunch recipe. Mix match with carb of your choice.
Read more to know how to use kootu recipe for your weight lose and for kids healthy meal recipe.
Kootu as main Lunch Recipe,
Healthy kids and diet parent food style are so tough to manage .
This kootu recipe helped me to reduce weight without compromising health and taste bud .
Hope this ideas will work for mommies who started their weight loss with young kids .
Why Kootu as Main lunch Recipe.
Chow Chow Kootu – Rice – Chapati- Cucumber raita , this is one version of lunch recipe , which helped me to reduce weight.
Repeat this recipe 2 time in a month or the time you are having monthly cycle
Cooking time and vessels are very less.
Rich in protein and added coconut , cumin seeds are good for digestion.
Kootu & Rice for kids
In this recipe spice level is so mild. Ghee topped rice with kootu are perfect for kids.
Depends on number of kids, Keep cup of rice only for kids and for lunch.
You can add egg omelet or fried vathal.
Kootu & Chapathi for Parents who are reducing weight ,
If you are diet mommie or both of you partners are in diet , then this combo will work good to reduce weight.
Since this kootu rich of protein , mix match your carb mindfully with added pinch of your favourite ghee or pickle or any you like without damaging your health.
Make medium chapathi along with cucumber or onion raita which will enrich your lunch time food.
Have bowl full of kootu for one medium chapati, it will make you full till evening time.
or if chapati will not work for you , you can have onion egg omelet with kootu and raita or oats with kootu raita , make your own choice of carb as side dish for this kootu.
How To Make Chow Chow Kootu ,
Take all grinding ingredients in mixie jar,
Grind everything to smooth paste
Combine Moong dal and chow chow in pressure cooker with needed salt and cook till 3 whistles.
Add 1/2 cup of water and grinded coconut paste to cooked dal & chow chow, cook for 10 minutes.
Seasoning – mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli, curry leaves.
Chow Chow Kootu Ready . Serve hot with ghee and rice or with chapathi & cucumber curd.
Chow Chow Kootu
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
- 1 Cup Moong dal or Toor Dal or mix of both dals
- 1 medium Chow chow
- a pinch Turmeric powder
- salt to taste
Ingredients for Grinding
- 1/2 cup Coconut
- 2 tblsp Fried Gram
- 1 tblsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
- 1 no. Red Chilli
For the seasoning
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds &split urad dal
- 1 string Curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp Hing/Asafoetida
- 2 red chilli
Instructions
- Grind coconut , jeera ,red chilli and fried gram with little water to paste.Keep it aside
- Peel the skin and remove the seed and chop the chow chow to small cubes.
- In pressure cooker , wash and add the moong dal along with chopped chow chow , turmeric , salt and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Once the pressure released, open the cooker and hen add grounded coconut paste, 1/2 cup of water and bring it to boil.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal ,red chilli , hing and curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Pour the seasoning on top of the kootu.
- Serve hot with rice or chapati
