Kodi-Kai Kuzhambu:

Pongal Special Kuzhambu. Creeper's & Vine's Veggies curry. Legume seeds and pods Gravy.

This curry is made only on Pongal day. Yeah....it harvest festival. The fresh harvested raw rice is made into 'pongal'. The side dish is made out of all the fresh legumes that have been harvested.

Ingredients:

All legume seeds 1 fistful
All creeper's & Vine vegetables (1 of each)
Roots, tubers, rhizome (1 of each)
Green chilies 3 slitted
Onion 2 sliced
Tomatoes 2 chopped
Tamarind pulp 2 heavy spoons
Salt
Turmeric 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1-2 spoons
Oil few spoons.

For Tempering:

Vadagam 2 spoons
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
Cumin 1/4 spoon
Fenugreek seeds 1/4 spoon
Peppercorns 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves few

Method:

Soak this legume nuts a day earlier. Overnight soaking will do. Always soak them in the fridge! Never over the kitchen counter....it may get fermented.

The next day....pressure cook these nuts along with little salt in it. Set aside.

In a wide and deep vessel, heat oil. Add tempering items and fry for a while.

Add chilies, onion and toamtoes. Stir-fry for 5-7 minutes.

Then add veggies and pressure cooked nuts in it. Add salt, turmeric and chili powders as well.

When the veggies are half the way done, add tamarind water too. Cook over high heat without lid. Maybe till the gravy thickens.

Enjoy this with pongal!