Parupu Varuthu Araitha Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

Red gram dal - 1 hand ful
Bengal gram - 1 tbl sp
Black broken gram - 1 tbl sp
Black pepper - 4 to 5
Fenugreek - 1/4 sp
Red dry chillie - 8 to 10
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Tamarind paste - 2 tbl sp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 sp
Salt - As per taste
Asafoetida - 1/4 sp
Red chillie powder - 1/2 sp
Sambar powder - 1/2 sp
Jaggery - 1 tbl sp
Oil - 4 sp
Mustard seeds - 1 sp [For seasoning]
Dry chillie - 2 broken [For seasoning].
Dhania - 1 sp

Vegetables for kuzhambu :

Brinjal, pumpkin, drumstick, ladies finger [cut into big dieces].

For Grinding :

Fry red gram dal, bengal gram dal, black broken gram, dhania,  black pepper, fenugreek, red dry chillies, 7 curry leaves in oil & grind it in mixer grinder.

Method :

Take one deep bottom vessel, keep it on the gas & pour 2 sps of oil to that & add  mustard seeds, broken chillie. When the mustard seeds splutters, add the cut vegetables, curry leaves & fry for 2 mins. Then pour required water & add salt, tamarind paste, turmeric powder, red chillie powder, sambar powder, asafoetida, &  jaggery. Mean time keep one kadai on the other side of the gas & pour 1 sp of oil & fry all the ingredients in light red colour & grind in mixer smoothly. When the vegetables gets boiled nicely add the grained masala along with little water. Check salt in this time. Allow to boil for 5 mins in low flame. When the kuzhambu gets ready, remove from the gas. Garnish with fresh curry leaves. Serve with hot steam rice with roasted curry.