Poricha kozhambu

This is another pepper based dish that my boys are fond of. They love it with parupu saadam and nei. :-) Did you get the aroma of simple parupu saadam and nei???

Credit to my chitti for the recipe.

Ingredients

Tur dal 1 cup
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Veggies cubed 1 cup (carrot, pumpkin, beans, drumstick any of these)
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Sambar powder 1 tsp
Red chilli 1
Urad dal 1 tsp
Peppercorns 3/4 tsp
Coconut scraped 2 tsp
Oil 1/2 tsp
Oil, curry leaves, mustard for seasoning.
Salt to taste

Method

1. Cook tur dal with turmeric and asafoetida in 2 cups of water. Mash well. Keep aside.
2. Cook the veggies with sambar powder and salt in 1 cup of water.
3. Fry the urad dal, peppercorns,red chilli, coconut in oil. Grind to smooth paste.
4. Mix all the above three. Adjust salt and water and bring to boil.
5. Season with the seasonings.

Serve hot with rice and a nice sabji.

Note :
Pepper makes the dish very hot. Go easy on it at first.