Raw rice - 1 cup
Thoor dal - 1/4 cup
Tamarind - lemon size
Tomato - 1 big
Small onions - 10/12
Vegetables here I used
Potato - 1 no
Carrot - 1 no
Brinjal - 3 no
Yellow pumpkin - 1 cup
Beans - 1cup
Avarakkai - 1cup
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Salt as needed
Sambar powder
For Dry Roast and Grinding :
Urad dal - 1 tbspn
Channa dal - 1 tbspn
Dhaniya - 1 tbspn
Fenugreek - 1/2 tspn
Khus khus ( kasakasa) - 1tbspn
Red chilli - 5 or 6
Cinnamon - 1 stick
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Kopra or dry coconut - 1/4 cup
For seasoning:
Oil
Ghee
Mustard seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Curry leaves
Preparation:
First cook the rice and dal separately and keep aside.
Cut the veggies, onions and keep it ready.
In a pan add the ingredients to be dry roasted. Roast it to a golden brown colour. Allow it to cool and grind it coarsely.
Now in a pressure cooker add oil, ghee and add the tempering items to temper.
Now add small onion and curry leaves.
Then add tomatoes. Once it's cooked add the sliced veggies. Fry them for sometime.
Now add tamarind extract, sambar powder, salt and allow the veggies to cook add sufficient water also.
Once the veggies are cooked add the cooked dal, ground spice powder and allow it to boil for sometime.
Then add cooked rice and stir well. Finally add ghee and chopped coriander leaves. Now serve it hot with papad.
Note:
You can add veggies like drumstick, chow chow, plantain.
You can also soaked or fresh Mochakottai and groundnut.
If you don't have kopra you can cut the fresh coconut into small pieces and roast it with ghee, like described above.
