Mukkala Pulusu

Ingredients

• • Brinjals - 3
• • Ladies fingers - 8
• • Drumsticks - 2
• • Potatoes - 2
• • Malabhar yams - a little
• • Colocaesias - 10
• • Sweet potato - 1
• • Peas (fresh) - a little
• • Tomatoes - 2 (optional)
• • Red pumpkin - 1 slice
• • Thuar dal (cooked) - ½ cup
• • Sambar powder - 2 ½ tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Jaggery - a little
• • Tamarind - big lemon size
• • Green chillies (cut lengthwise) - 3
• • Coriander (for garnishing) - a little
• • Curry leaves (for garnishing) - 1 sprig

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Oil - 1 tablespoon
• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Pressure cook root vegetables, peel and chop into big pieces.
• 2. Slice all the other vegetables into 2 inch long pieces.
• 3. Fry brinjal, ladies finger in oil for few minutes.
• 4. Add it to thin tamarind extract along with all the other vegetables.
• 5. Cook till vegetables become soft.
• 6. Add salt, jaggery, green chillies, Sambar powder, mashed thuar dal and cook till thick.
• 7. Heat oil, add seasonings and mix with gravy.
• 8. Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.