Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Puzhuku - A traditional recipe - a side dish for kanji

This dish can be made only with whole green gram dal or mix of yam and raw banana.Here I have used a little of all the three.

This recipe serves 2.

Ingredients:
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  • Green gram dal - 50 grams
  • raw banana - 1/2 or 1 small
  • yam - 100 grams
  • coconut,shredded - 1 handful
  • green chillies - 4 to 5
  • curry leaves - 3 sprigs
  • coconut oil - 2 tsp
  • salt - to taste
  • turmeric powder - a pinch
  • jaggery - 1 inch piece
Method:
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  • Soak green gram dal for 3 hours.
  • Pressure cook the dal with chopped yam and raw banana slices . Add sufficient water so that the dal gets cooked to mashing consistency.
  • After steam gets released ,add salt ,jaggery and mash the mixture slightly.
  • Grind coconut and green chillies (just 1 or 2 pulse in a mixer will do).
  • Add the ground mixture to the cooked dal.
  • On a medium heat,allow it to boil.(Add water if its too thick)
  • When it starts to boil,switch off .
  • Garnish with curry leaves and coconut oil.
Serve with podi arisi kanji / rice and morekootan.


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