Thaalga Kuzhambu - No Onion/Garlic/Tomato

 

Ingredients:

Potato - 1
Brinjal - 1
Beans - 2
Broad Beans - 3
Raw Banana - 1 
Tamrind - Lemon Size
Dry Red Chilly - 2
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Coriander Leaves - Little
Oil, Salt,Water - As reqd

Special Masala:
Dry Red Chilly - 8
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Black pepper corns - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 2 tsp
Thoor dal - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coconut  - 1/2 cup (grated)

Method :

• In a bowl add veggies and a cup of water.
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles and set aside.
• Soak tamrind in water.
• Heat oil in pan and add items under "special masala".
• Add in dry red chilly and fry for 30 secs.
• Add in other ingredients one by one and saute in low flame
• Add in hing and saute for a sec and transfer to a plate.
• Now add this to blender, add in grated coconut.
• Add water and blend it to fine paste.
• Now to the pan add boiled veggies with water.
• Add in strianed tamrind water and let it boil till raw smell goes.
• Add in blended paste and salt and mix well.
• Let it boil for 3 mins.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, dry red chilly.
• Add in curry leaves and let it splutter.
• Add this to gravy and serve hot with rice.