Ingredients

• Yam - 200g
• okra - 200g
• spinach - 200g
• pumpkin - 200g
• brinjal - 200g
• green chillies - 8-10
• turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• coriander leaves - 4 tbsp, chopped
• salt - to taste
• jaggery - 2 tsp
• tamarind - a small piece
• rice flour - 1/2 cup
• gingili oil - 2 tbsp
• mustard - 1 tsp
• fenugreek - 1/2 tsp
• red chillies - 2-3, broken into pieces
• asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
• curry leaves - a few

How to Make Dhapalam

• Cut and combine all the vegetables with the slit green chillies in a large bowl.
• Add 4-5 cups of water and turmeric powder. Cook till the vegetables soften.
• Meanwhile, soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water and sieve the juice.
• When the vegetables are cooked, add salt, jaggery and tamarind juice.
• Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Mix the rice flour with some water to make a paste and add to the vegetables.
• Simmer until the rice flour cooks and the curry thickens.
• Remove from fire.
• Now, heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard, fenugreek, red chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves.
• Add this to the curry and cover immediately.
• Serve with rice.