Pongal kuzhambu
Pongal kuzhambu - is done with all the vegetables in the season. I love the flavours of mixed vegetables in sambar. Pongal is the time you get lots of Country vegetables / nattu vegetables. I love the mochai (lima beans, broad beans) in any form esp fresh ones. Every time I used to get in KG from India. I am not sure about this year due to COVID. I have many mochai recipes in my blog do check out. Coming back to this recipe this goes well with Pongal esp white pongal / Milk Pongal . with loads of vegetables it is healthy too. Do try this out for this Pongal and provide your feedback
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 cup Vegetables (Red pumpkin, Raw banana, broad beans (Avaraikkai), Sweet potato, Drumstick , Brinjal / Eggplant/ Katharikkai, Mochai)
- 8 Shallots / small onion (peel and slice into 2)
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 cup Cooked toor dal
- 4 Garlic pods
- 2 Tomato chopped
- Tamarind 1 small lemon size. mix well and take 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Sambar powder
- 2 green chili adjust to your spice level
To Temper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- few Methi (Fenugreek seeds)
- 2 tsp karuvadagam / black vadagam 1/2 ball
- 10 curry leaves - 10
Instructions
- Heat oil for tempering. Add karuvadagam let it splutter. add cumin seeds, methi, and curry leaves. Let it crackle. Add onion, green chili and garlic. Fry till transparent
- Add Tomatoes. Fry for a min. Add all the vegetables and salt. Fry for 2 mins. Add 1 cup of water. Cook the vegetables till 1/2 done
- Add tamarind water, Sambar powder, turmeric powder. Cook till raw smell goes off
- Add cooked toor dal. mix well. Adjust the salt. Let it boil
- Serve hot
Notes
Notes
- This is made with all the seasonal vegetables
- It tastes better if you use vegetables like broad beans, pumpkin, brinjal (eggplant), Yam etc. In the event if you cannot get all these vegetables use what is available with you
- This goes well with even steamed rice
Health benefits of kuzhambu
- Mix of vegetables in this increases nutritional value of the kuzhambu
- Tamarind in this curry add vitamin C to the kuzhambu
- Vegetable, dal, spices makes it perfect for any one pot rice base meal
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