Koottu

Koottu (Tamil), sau dayawa ana rubutashi "kootu", dafa abincine na lentil da kayan lambu a Kudancin Indiya, musamman abincin Tamil da Kerala. Maganar koottu ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Lens" data-linkid="38" href="./Tamil_language" id="mwFA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tamil language">Tamil "koottu" wanda ke nufin "ƙara" ko "haɗewa / gauraya" watau kayan lambu da aka kara tare da lentils sun samar da tasa, wanda yake da kusan ƙarfi a daidaito. Ansan abincin ne saboda dandano mai rikitarwa da kuma nau'ikansa, mai yiwuwa saboda ƙarin lentils da kuma kwakwa. Yawanci bashi da ruwa fiye da sambhar, amma yafi bushewa. Virundhu Sappadu (bikin Tamil na al'ada) yazo tare da haɗuwa da shinkafa da aka dafa (Choru a cikin Tamil), sambar, rasam, curd, Poiriyal, koottu, appalam, pickles da kuma ayaba. Duk koottus ta tsoho suna da wasu kayan lambu da lentils, amma akwai bambance-bambance dayawa na koottu:

 Poricha Koottu: Koottu da akayi da urad dhal da albasa ana kiranta poricha (ma'anar "ya'ya" acikin Tamil) koottu . Ana dafashi da, albasa, 'yan jan chilies, wasu kumin da sabo na kwakwa tare. Moong dhal da kayan lambu da aka yanke ana dafasu daban. Sa'an nan kuma, anhaɗa gurasar ƙasa, kayan lambu da aka dafa da moong dhal kuma an dumama su. Abincin lambu kamar wake da macijine na yau da kullun acikin wannan koottu.
 Araichivita Koottu: Koottu wanda ke da masala mai laushi (sabon ƙasa) a ciki; kalmar araichivita acikin Tamil a zahiri tana fassara zuwa "wanda aka niƙa kuma aka zuba. " Ginin ƙasa cakuda ne na soya urid dhal, tsaba na cumin da kwakwa.
 Araichivita sambar: Ana dafa kayan lambu da aka yanka da kuma toor dhal daban. Sa'an nan kuma, ana dumama turare, kayan lambu da dhal tare. Sa'an nan kuma ƙara gurasar koko, Bengal gram, coriander, jan chilies, 'yan masara, wani yanki na cinnamon (a zaɓi) - duk an gasa da ƙasa. Ƙara kayan lambu, gami da chalots (wanda aka sani da "Madras albasa" a Indiya), saute sannan ƙara ruwa. Ana bada shi tare da shinkafa.