Poritha Kuzhambu / Poricha Kuzhambu

Poritha Kuzhambu / Poricha Kuzhambu, a famous traditional Tirunelveli special kuzhambu. Since this kuzhambu is rich in vegetables, we normally don't make poriyal, rather we make Senai Thayir pachadi which is a wonderful combination for this delicious Poritha Kuzhambu / Poricha Kuzhambu.

Ingredients:
Potato - 2
Pudalangai(Snake gourd) - 1 small piece
Brinjal - 2
Drumstick - 1 (Optional)
Thurdhal(Lentils) - 3/4 cup
Salt - To taste
Turmeric - A pinch
Pepper Powder- 1/4 teaspoon

For Grinding:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Red Chillies - 4
Grated Cocunut - 1/2 cup
Jeeragam/Cumin Seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Raw rice - 1 teaspoon

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Uriddhal - 1 teaspoon
Curryleaves - few

Method:

Cook the thurdal in the pressure cooker till soft and smash the dhal.

Chop all the vegetables as we do for kootu.

Soak the raw rice in water for sometime.
Cook all these vegetables in aheavy bottomed pan by adding water along with a pinch of turmeric, pepper and salt

In a separate pan pour the oil and add the red chillies for a minute

Add the fried chillies along with cocunut, jeeragam and raw rice soaked in water to a mixer

Grind the ingredients to a nice paste by adding water

Add the smashed dal to the cooked vegetables and allow it to boil

Finally add ground paste to the and allow the kuzhambu to boil. Switch off the flame once the kuzhambu boil for 2 minutes.

In a separate pan, pour the oil and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the urdhal and fry it until it becomes red color and then add curry leaves. Add these ingredients to the kuzhambu