Arapuli Kozhambu

Ingredients:

• Vegetables (Brinjal, Red pumpkin & vazhakkai) - 1 cup
• Tamarind paste - 2 tsp
• Sambhar powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Salt - As required
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery - little
• Seasame oil - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - little

Boil either channa or rajma or moong dal.


For grinding:

• Urad dal - 2 tsp (Fry till nice aroma comes)
• Dry red chilli - 4-5
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Fry the above 3 in a seasame oil to golden brown. Grind to a smooth paste in a mixer & keep aside.


For seasoning:

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilli - 1 (broken)

Method:

• Take a vessel & add tamarind paste, sambhar powder, jaggery, salt, turmeric, vegetables, required water & allow them to boil till the vegetables are completely boiled.
• Then add boiled pulses, ground masala, mix well & allow to boil for 10 mins.
• Before removing from the gas, add the seasoning to that.
• Garnish with curry leaves.