Pindimiriyam Recipe

 

Ingredients

• Toor Dal (Red Gram) - 1/2cup

• Mixed Vegetables

             Potato (Aloo) - 1 (cut into 8 strips)
             Taro Root (Arvi) - 2 (each cut into 3 pieces)
             Drum Stick - 1 (cut into 2")

Note -You can prepare with any one vegetable too

• Salt - 2 tsp
• Turmeric (Haldi)
• Curry Leaves

• Masala

              Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp

              Black Pepper - 1 tsp

              Fenugreek (Methi) - 1/2 tsp

              Bengal Gram (Chana Dal) - 1 tsp

              Black Gram (Urad Dal) - 1/2 tsp

              Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp

              Rice - 1/2 tsp

              Red Chilli - 6

              Asafoetida (Hing) - 1

• Coconut (Nariyal) - 1/2 cup (grated)
• Tamarind (Imli) - Lemon Sized (soak in water and make 2 cups of extract
• Seasoning - Methi - 1/4 tsp, Mustard - 1/2 tsp  

Preparation

1. Cook Dal and mixed vegetables separately.
2. Pour 1 tbsp oil in a pan and put it on medium flame.
3. Fry all Masala ingredients except coconut till they turn golden brown colour, turn off the flame and let it cool.
4. Put all the fried Masala along with coconut and sufficient water in a mixer and make a paste.
5. In another pan, fry seasoning in a tsp of oil.
6. When mustard starts spluttering, add tamarind extract, Dal Masala paste, vegetables, salt and Haldi (Turmeric).
7. Let it boil for about 3 mins.
8. Finally add curry leaves.