Thalagam

Ingredients 

Vegetables: Any vegetable except onion and drumstick (raw banana is a must). Usually it is done with a mix of several vegetables.

Tamarind                                :  a lemon sized ball

Manjapodi/Turmeric Powder  :  1 spoon

Vellam/ Jaggery                      :  a small piece

Salt                                         :  to taste

Grated Coconut                      :  4-5 tblsp

Red chillies                             :  3-4 for a cup of vegetables (for medium spice)

Urad dal                                  :  1 tsp

Raw rice                                  :  1/2 Tsp

Curry Leaves                           :   a few

Oil                                            :  for frying and tempering.

Mustard                                    :  1 tsp

Method:

Cut vegetables in big sizes as for sambar. 

Extract  tamarind pulp. To this add  haldi + salt + lil jaggery and cook the vegetables.

Fry coconut very well.

Separately fry red chillis + urad dal + little rice + curry leaves.

Grind the red chillis and coconut to fine paste.

Add this paste to cooked vegetables and boil it once. Add curry leaves to this.

Season this with mustard + 1 red chilli.

This goes well with Thiruvadhirai Kali as well as hot rice.