- For the stuffed vegetables :
- Small potatoes - 3 to 4 [ peeled ]
- Small brinjals - 4 [ stems removed ]
- Carrot - 1 [ peele and cut into small cubes ]
- Small sweet potato - 1 [ cut into small cubes ]
- Besan [ kadalai mavu ] - 2 tbls
- Chopped coriander - 1 hand full
- Fresh grated coconut - 1 tabl . sps
- Dhania jeera powder - 3 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 sp
- Chilli powder - 4 tsp
- Seasame seeds - 1 tsp
- Garam masala - 1 tsp
- Green chilli, ginger - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 1 / 2 tsp
- Salt - as required
- Oil - 3 tbl
Other ingredients :
- Un cooked long grained rice - 1 cup
- Masoor dal - 1 / 2 cup
- Cinnamon - 1 / 2 inch stick
- Cloves - 2
- Cardamoms - 2
- Chopped onions - 1 cup
- Bay leaf - 1
- Green chillies - 2 slit
- Ginger - 1 small piece
- Garlic - 2 flakes
- { grind all three together ]
- Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
- Chopped coriander leaves - little [ for garnishing ]
For the stuffed vegetables :
Make cross slits on the potatoes and brinjals, taking care not to separate segments and keep aside.cut carrots, sweet potatoes into big cubes, and keep aside.Mix all remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well to make the stuffing. Stuff the potatoes, sweet potatoes, brinjal with the prepared stuffing. Keep the remaining.
Method :
Clean,wash and soak the rice and masoor dal for 15 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Put 3 cups of water to boil. Crush the cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms lightly and keep aside. Heat the pressure cooker on a medium flame and when hot, add the onions and dry roast till they turn light brown in colour. Add the crushed spices and and bay leaves and dry roast for a few seconds. Add the rice, dal, green chilli , giner ,garlic paste, turmeric powder and mix well. Then add the stuffed vegetables, remaining stuffing and hot water and mix gently. Close the lid and wait till 4 whistle to come. Remove from the gas, when the pressure goes open the lid and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot. Pour 2 spoon fresh ghee and mix well.