Poricha kuzhumbu

When you are down on vegetables , make this tasty curry. My grandma used to make it and it is my dad's favorite.

Ingredients:

Assorted vegetables like yam, brinjal, drumstick, bitter gourd, sprouts, carrot, raw banana, beans, snake gourd and pumpkin - 3 cups , cut into 1 cm squares.

Boiled tur dal -  4 tbsp

Tamarind pulp from gooseberry sized ball - 2 cups

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Salt- 2 tsp

Asafoetida powder - 1 tsp

Coriander seed - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Peppercorn - 1 tsp

Red chilli - 5

Asafoetida piece - 3 gms ( if not 1 tsp powder)

Coconut - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

Heat 1 tsp oil. Put in the asafoetida piece. Once it expands, take it out and fry the other spices till dal gets golden. Add the coconut last and turn off flame. Keep stirring till vessel cools.

If you do not have the asafoetida piece and are using the powder add it after the coconut, that is - at the very end.

Once cooled, grind into a fine paste.

Cook all the vegatbles in the tamarind water with salt, turmeric powder and asafoetida powder.

Once cooked add the dal and spice paste. Boil and keep aside.

Splutter 1 tsp mustard in 1 tbsp oil. Add 1 red chilli broken, 1 sprig curry leaf and 1 tsp coconut grated. Fry till coconut is golden and add to the curry. 

Serve hot with rice.