~ Mochai Kottai Kuzhambhu ~

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Mochai Kottai Kuzhambhu



Ingredients:

Dry mocha Kottai (field beans) 1cup
Carrot  1no
Tomatoes  1 no
Grated ginger 1 tbsp.
Green chilies    2no.
Tamarind   small lemon size
Kuzhambhu Powder  2btsp.
Turmeric Powder  ½ tsp.
Salt to taste.
Seasonings:
Coconut oil     1tsp.
Mustard seeds   ½ tsp.
Curry leaves   1 stem
Hing  ¼ tsp.

Method:

Soak the Mochai bean overnight and pressure cook it with enough water and add 1 tsp of salt for 2 whistles or til the bean become soft. Keep aside.
 Wash & Chop all vegetables.  Keep aside.
Soak tamarind and extract the juice.  Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pan, and temper the mustard seed, chilies & hing.Once the seeds splutter add the chopped vegetables, tomatoes, ginger and curry leaves.
Fry it for few minutes; now add kuzhambhu powder, turmeric powder. Fry It for 1 minute in low heat.
Now add the cooked Mochai Kottai, and mix it very well.
Now add the tamarind juice, curry leaves.  Let the kuzhambhu to boil till the raw smell goes. Cook till the vegetables become tender.
Once the kuzhambhu become thick and the bean aroma comes, switch off the stove.
Serve hot with rice.