Vazhakai podimas

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:

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• Vazhakai - 1 large
• coconut,shredded - 3 tablespoon
• green chillies - 2
• salt to taste
• curry leaves - few
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• asafoetida - a pinch
• urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• coconut oil - 1 tablespoon

Method:

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• Immerse the vazhakai in hot water and set aside for 5 min till the skin colour changes to black.
• In the meantime,put the shredded coconut and chopped green chiilies in a pestle and mortar and crush them coarsely.
• Peel off the skin and grate the vazhakai.
• Add salt,crushed coconut-green chilli to the vazhakai and mix well.
• Heat a non-stick kadai immediately(as the vazhakai will discolour soon).Add oil,asafoetida and mustard seeds.
• When it splutters,add urad dal,curry leaves and saute till golden brown.
• Add the vazhakai to it and saute on a medium flame till its gets roasted.

Non-stick kadai is preferable as the grated vazhakai will stick to the vessel very soon.