Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Poricha Kuzhambu


This is another favorite of my husband....there are so many ways of doing this...but just sharing the version of my in laws with you all.

Vegetables required :

You can definitely add any of your favorite vegetable...no restrictions at all.
I add the foll :

Potatoes
Chayote
Carrots
Brinjal
beans
Drumstick
Snake guard

Dals required to cook this Kuzhambu :

1 cup of Payatham Parupu ...My Mom adds a little bit of thoram parupu or toor dal too

To grind the foll mixture :

1/2 cup of coconut
3 tbl spoons of Pepper
1 1/2 tbl spoons of jeera seeds

Method :

First Pressure cook the vegetables along with the dal

Then add the grinded mixture and bring to a boil

Add salt to taste and add spluttered mustard seeds and curry leaves.