Ratha Koottu
- 50 min
- medium
- Serves 6
Ratha koottu is goat blood cooked with pressure-cooked chana dal, onion and tomato and a coconut fennel paste. Medium-spicy, serves 6, 50 minutes, with video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
Onion, Diced80 grams
Tomato, Diced70 grams
Chana Dal¼ cup
Water2 cup
Coconut, Grated3 tbsp
Fennel Seeds1½ tsp
Red Chilli Powder2 tsp
Turmeric Powder½ tsp
Salt2 tsp
Goat Blood500 ml
Oil1 tbsp
Cinnamon1 inch
Bay Leaves1
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 6 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 6 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 134kcal | 804kcal |
| Protein | 15g | 92g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.9g | 53g |
| Fat | 4.4g | 26g |
| Fibre | 2.5g | 15g |
| Sugar | 1.1g | 6.6g |
Cookd masalas for goat blood
Method
In a cooker add onion, tomato, and channa dal and cook it for 5 whistles on a medium flame. (around 15 mins)
Add coconut and fennel seeds in a mixer jar and blend it until coarse.
Once the pressure dissipates, open the cooker and add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, and goat’s blood. Close the cooker and cook it for 5 minutes without the whistle.
Add oil, fennel seeds, cinnamon, and bay leaf, and saute for 1 minute in a kadai. Now add the cooked blood mixture to the kadai. Add the coconut paste, and half a cup of water and simmer it for 5 minutes.
Before you start
- How long does Ratha Koottu take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Ratha Koottu serve?
- 6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Ratha Koottu vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Ratha Koottu spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Ratha Koottu?
- 500 ml Goat Blood, ¼ cup Chana Dal, 3 tbsp Coconut, 80 grams Onion, 70 grams Tomato, 1 Bay Leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Ratha Koottu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Ratha Koottu?
- About 134 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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