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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Mochai kuzhambu / Val Beans Curry and my son's Project

Basically, I am legume friendly girl.My mom used to give us ,lots of  legumes ,in the forms of sundal,gravies ..etc.Having legumes a week will make ur digestive system to have a new head start for the week.Rohith ,was cranky and cudnt go out for play,bcoz of the weather.When I started to take pics,he came forward and helped me with arranging the beans and curry leaves.When we r done,he ran and got his camera and started taking pics.Telling me,"mom dont touch anything" ( I used to tell him ,when I was taking pics:).I cudnt control my laughter.He  kept the arrangements,till his dad came for lunch.When my 'H',entered,he rushed said,"Surprise".My H was happy.Hmm atleast I was able to keep him engaged ,while I am working..



Ingredients:
1.Mochai or Val beans                   -         1 cup
2.Green Plantain                             -         1 medium sized
3.Onion                                           -          1
4.Tomato                                         -          1 1/2
5.Garlic pods                                   -          4
6.Turmeric pwdr                              -           1/4 tsp
7.Chilli pwdr                                    -          1 tbsp
8.Coriander pwdr                             -           1 tbsp
9.Tamarind juice                              -            1/2 cup

For Seasoning:
1.Oil                                                -              1 tbsp
2.Mustard seeds                               -              1 tsp
3.Cumin seeds                                  -               1 tsp
4.Methi seeds                                   -               1/2 tsp
5.Curry leaves                                  -                1 spring

Method:
* Soak val beans overnight and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
* Chop onion,tomato ,peel - cube, the green plantain and peel the garlic.
* Take a pan,add oil, spluter the seasonings.
* Saute onion with garlic pods and some salt.
* when it becomes translucent,add chopped tomatoes.
* Cover and cook with little more salt.
* Now add cubed green plantain and cook it well.
* When tomatoes becomes mashy, add turmeric,chilli and coriander pwdrs and mix it well.
* Let it loose its raw smell,now add the tamarind juice and bring it to a boil.
* When the gravy is thick,add the cooked val beans and cover and cook for 2 more mins.
* Adjust salt to taste and garnish with cilantro.

Note:
To make it flavorful,we can also add coconut milk .



sending this to MLLA #31 hosted by Simona and started by Susan

23 comments:

  1. I must say ,Good job by Rohith.. It's looking very lovely..

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  2. Savi, Is it food or painting? Congrats to ur son.


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    Kurinji

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  3. lovely dish and excellent presentation...it looks awesome..
    Reva

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  4. Awesome mochai kuzhambu,kudos to your son,fabulous decoration

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  5. Beautiful decoration..delicious beans curry,spicy and tangy

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  6. Wow i love this mochai kuzhambu with papads, my all time fav..superaa irruku Savitha..

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  7. Mochai kuzhambu looks delicious. Nice one. congrats to your son for awesome decoration.

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  8. Love the decoration... awww he is cute :)

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  9. my hubby fav gravy,..this looks abs yummy n sppicy..thx for sharing!

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  10. yummy kuzhambu...
    your presentation and photography rocks as always...excellent job by Rohith...
    Then,about the little sweet photographer...same story here also Savitha... :) soo funny

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  11. Lovely decoration & my favourite gravy tooo..

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  12. What a beautiful presentation !!!
    Cute post..:)

    US Masala

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  13. குட்டி பையனுக்கு வாழ்த்துகள்...சூப்பர்ப் சவிதா...ரொம்ப கொடுத்து வச்சங்க நீங்க...

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  14. that's really very sweet of your prince ! nice post !

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  15. great click n curry looks healthy n yummy.

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  16. Looks supeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer yumm Savitha.. ha ha kids would do that this happens always in my home too. Even I have posted one picture which my son took. Kids are super smart.

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  17. That's a very nice presentation for your beans! I would gladly have a bowl right now. Thanks for contributing to MLLA.

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  18. presentation looks nice, helps when family chips in to support our hobbies :), i liked ur dal

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