Ingredients

• 250 gms - rice (boiled or raw)
• 150 gms - dal
• 50 gms - potato
• 150 gms - carrot
• 150 gms - beans
• 2 - drumsticks
• 1 cup - drumstick leaves
• 100 gms - brinjal
• 200 gms - shallots/small onion
• 4 - green chillies
• 1 - large-sized lemon
• tamarind
• 3 tbsp - sambar powder
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp - cumin
• 50 gms - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 2 tbsp - urad dal
• 8 - dried chillies
• salt required
• 2 tbsp - ghee (optional)

How to Make Tirunelveli Koottansoru

• Clean and wash the dal and rice separately.
• Wash and cut vegetables length wise.
• Separate the drumstick leaves.
• Make a thick tamarind juice.
• Grind 100 gms of onion and cumin in the mixer.
• Pressure cook the dal and turmeric powder in water.
• Remove it from the heat to avoid the dal from getting soft.
• Add rice, vegetables, 100 gms of onion, drumstick leaves, tamarind juice, ground onion-cumin paste, sambhar powder and salt in the cooker.
• Add sufficient water (depends on type of rice) to cook, mix well and check the seasoning.
• Pressure cook for up to 3 or 4 whistles.
• Now heat oil in a separate pan.
• Saute mustard, urad dal and dried chillies.
• Add tempering on the cooker after the steam evaporates and mix it well.
• Spread 2 tbsp ghee on top and serve with papad.