Vegetable Kozhumbu and an Invitation!

Ingredients:
White Radish – 1 (medium-cut into cubes)
Broad beans – 10 (cut into half)
Brinjals – 2 (cut lengthwise)
Carrot- 2 (chopped)
Drumsticks – 1 (cut into 1 ½ inch)
Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder- 2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Salt
Tamarind extract – ½ teaspoon
Onion – ½ (finely chopped)
Oil

To grind:
Grated coconut – ¼ cup

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon
Chana dal – ¼ teaspoon
Urad dal – ¼ teaspoon
Cumin seeds – 2 pinch
Fenugreek seeds – 10 seeds
Curry leaves
Oil

Method:
Add 1 cup of water to the tamarind extract, mix well and keep it aside.
Grind the coconut into a paste.
Pressure cook the vegetables by adding little salt and water.
In a thick sauce pan, heat the oil.
To the oil, add onions and sauté it becomes translucent.
Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder.
Sauté for 1 minute.
Add the tamarind water and let it boil till the raw smell goes off.
Add the boiled vegetables (with water), if required add some salt, and mix well.
After 3 to 4 minutes, add the coconut paste and mix well.
Finally, season the kozhumbu.
Serve with idlis or dosas.

Source: Recipe Book.

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