Kootu powder

Kootu ( A gravy of mildly spiced vegetables and lentils ) is an essential part of the South Indian cooking. It is quite common for people in South India to make a dry curry dish called poriyal , as well as a kootu which is a mixture of boiled lentils with one or more varieties of chopped vegetables. Coconut may or may not be added to kootu, but of course adding ground coconut paste only elevates the taste to a delicious plane.

Having a handy mix of ready to use Kootu podi makes cooking faster and very helpful for those living in temporary residences, those who travel but have limited facilities to cook either in a motel , or in a serviced apartment . Such podi varieties are very handy for those going abroad for higher education and can do little bit bof cooking in a small kitchen .