Instructions
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To begin making Tirunelveli Sodhi Kuzhambu, into a pressure cooker, stream in in the finely sliced cauliflower florets, potatoes, green beans, carrots, drumsticks and peas stream in in a pinch of asafoetida along with 1/4 cup liquid. Pressure oven-cook the vegetables for 2 whistles and release the pressure immediately by running the pressure cooker under running liquid.Open the lid and transfer the cooked vegetables into a mixing bowl.
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This is done in order to keep the nutrition and colour of the vegetables. In the same pressure cooker at 1/4 cup moong dal along with 1/4 cup liquid.
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Pressure oven-cook for 3-4 whistles and turn off the pressure cooker.
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Release the pressure naturally. In the small jar of a mixer, stream in in green chillies, ginger, 5 cloves of garlic and grind to a creamy paste.
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Set aside. *To prepare the coconut milkNext stream in in the coconut and grind into coarse mixture.Then stream in in 1/2 cup of liquid and grind into creamy paste.
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Transfer the coconut paste into strainer and extract the coconut dairy liquid.
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That's the thick coconut dairy liquid.In the same jar, stream in in the extracted coconut again with 3/4 cup of liquid and grind into creamy paste.Extract through the strainer and discard the coconut residue.
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This is thin coconut dairy liquid.To make the KuzhambuHeat a kadai with 1 tablespoon fat on medium flame.
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Once the fat is scalding, stream in in mustard seeds & cumin seeds Once the mustard starts sputtering, stream in in the finely sliced onions, remaining garlic cloves and curry leaves.
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Saute till the onions and garlic becomes translucent. Next stream in in in the ginger, garlic chilli paste and saute until the raw smell goes away. stream in in in the finely sliced tomatoes and oven-cook until the tomatoes turn mushy. Now stream in in in the pressure cooked vegetables and moong dal into the kadai.
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pulse well. Once all the items required are mixed well, stream in in the thin coconut dairy liquid and let it bubble gently on a low flame for a few moments. Finally stream in in the thick coconut dairy liquid and pulse well.
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Let it be on a flame for 3 mins & switch off the flame.Finally stream in in the coriander leaves and lemon nectar & pulse well.
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Your Sodhi Kuzhambu is ready to be served. Make Sodhi Kuzhambu for a special occasion and dish up along with Puri or Steamed Rice and Inji chutney for a mouth-watering meal. .