Pongal Kuzhambu Aka Kootukai Kuzhambu

Ingredients

• Plantain - 1
• Sweet potato - 1
• Broad beans(Avaraikai)- 15
• Cooked Mochai- 2 hand full
• Eggplant - 2
• Pumpkin - 1
• Green jack fruit - 1 cup
• Cooked toor dal - 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 1
• Garlic - 7
• Sambar powder - 3 tspn
• Tamarind - 2 pod

health tip

This recipe has protein and vitamins and minerals.

Kootukai Kuzhambu

method

Kootukai in tamil means mixed vegetable. Any type of vegetable except English vegetables like carrot, cabbage..can be added. This kuzhambu is made only during pongal with the vegetables available during that season. Flavor and taste intensifies a day after this kuzhambu is made. It goes well with rice, dosai and idli.

1. Wash and dice the vegetables.
2. Mix the vegetables, onion, tomato, sambar powder, salt, fennel seeds, cooked dal, garlic, some oil and water together. Cook it covered with a lid till the vegetables get tender.
3. Add the tamarind pulp and some sugar. Let it cook for 5 minutes.