Pongal Gotsu

Ingredients

• • Moong dal - ½ cup
• • Brinjal - 1
• • Potato - 1
• • Onion (big) - 1
• • Green chillies - 2
• • Tamarind (soaked & extracted) - small lime size
• • Turmeric - ¼ teaspoon
• • Coconut oil - 2 teaspoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 2 tablespoons
• • Coconut oil - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients For Tampering

• • Oil - 2 teaspoons
• • Mustard - 1 teaspoon
• • Urad dal - 2 teaspoons
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - few

Method

• 1. Chop the onion, potato and Brinjal to equal sized small pieces. Pressure cook the moong dal with 1 cup of water and little turmeric for 3 whistles. Don't mash it. Soak tamarind in water and extract tamarind juice. In a pan add the items under 'To temper' and saute it well. (Take care not to burn anything)
• 2. Then add the onion and little salt. Saute it until the onion turns translucent. Then add the green chilly and the veggies.
• 3. Add the remaining turmeric powder and mix well. Cook everything in oil for 2 to 4 mins by stirring it in between. Then add the tamarind water and bring it to boil. Once the brinjal and potato gets cooked, add the cooked moong dal and give a quick stir.
• 4. Allow the gotsu to boil for continuous 5 mins.(Add water if it is too thick and allow it to boil). Drizzle the coconut oil while it is boiling. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
• 5. Gotsu is ready to be served with Pongal.

Points To Remember

• 1. Instead of tamarind water, you can use one tomato for the tangy flavour in the gotsu.
• 2. The dal should not be overcooked and also it should not be mashed.
• 3. Drizzling coconut oil gives nice aroma to the gotsu.
• 4. You can cook the potato separately and then add it to the gotsu.