Kara kuzhambu

Ingredients

Vegetable - Any desired vegetable
Onion - 1 no
Tomato - 1 no
Tamarind - lemon size
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coconut Paste - 3 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Salt - for taste
Oil - 3 tsp

To Grind

Channa Dal - 1 tsp
Urid Dal - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper Corns - 8 nos
Red chilly - 5-7 nos

Method

• Heat 1 tsp oil and fry cumin seeds,channa dal,urid dal,coriander seeds,grated coconut,red chilly one after other in a low flame. Make sure the seeds are just golden color.
• Allow the contents to cool and grind it into a coarse mixture.
• Heat oil, add mustard, asafoetida in low flame.
• Add finely chopped onion, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste one after the other and saute well.
• Add finely chopped tomatoes until oil separates.
• Add tamarind paste,turmeric powder, vegetable and the ground mixture.
• Add water if required and allow it boil in closed state.
• Once the vegetable is cooked add the coconut paste and boil for 5 - 8 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.