"Vazhaithandu Mor kootu" ( Banana stem Mor kootu) is one of my favourite dishes and I was missing that very much in US. After I tasted asparagus in one of our friends house, I decided to substitute this asparagus in place of vazhaithandu ( Banana Stem). I tried this new recipe and an excellent, tasty Mor Kootu was the result.
Asparagus is very low in calories and very low in sodium. It has numerous vitamins and good source of dietary fiber too. Now we are buying Asparagus regularly for our food. In my next posts, i will post the other recipes of Asparagus which I tried at home.
Ingredients
Asparagus - 1 Bunch
Green Chillies - 2 Medium
Jeera - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 small cube.
Coconut shredded - 1/2 cup
Fresh Curd - 1/2 cup
Salt - 2 tsp
For tadka
Asafoetida - 1 pinch.
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Channa Dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 5 or 6
Red Chillies - 2 medium.
Method
- Steam or cook the asparagus with little salt.
- Grind the ingredients as given with little curd. Keep the remaining curd which is to be added later.
- Add the grinded paste into the steamed/cooked asparagus.
- Add some more salt to taste. When its thoroughly mixed, add the remaining curd also and simmer for a minute. Then, switch off the stove.
- Add the tadka into the asparagus gravy.
- This healthy sidedish can be served even as a raita ( by adding more fresh curd in the same process) with mixed rice at parties,get-togethers.
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