Tirunelveli Sodhi Kuzhambu Recipe – Mixed Vegetable Stew

Sodhi Kuzhambu or better known as "Mappillai Sodhi" in Tirunelveli area of Tamilnadu. Mappillai means bridegroom in tamil and this coconut milk based curry is prepared by bride's family to treat their son in law on the first visit to bride's place after marriage. The curry is so mild with full of wonderful flavor, goes well with rice, idli dosa, idiyappam typically with almost all South Indian breakfast items.  Course : Lunch Ingridients : 1/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split) , washed and kept aside 1 Potato (Aloo) , cut into small pieces 8 Green beans (French Beans) , cut into small pieces 1 Carrot (Gajjar) , cut into small pieces 1/4 cup Green peas (Matar) 1/2 cup Cauliflower (gobi) , florets 2 Drumstick , cut into 1 inch pieces, cut lengthwise 5 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) , cut into half 1 Tomato , cut into quarters 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tablespoon Oil 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 1 cup Fresh coconut , grated 1 inch Ginger 7 cloves Garlic 4 Green Chillies , slit 1 sprig Curry leaves Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , for garnish Salt , as per taste Instructions To begin making Tirunelveli Sodhi Kuzhambu, into a pressure cooker, add the chopped cauliflower florets, potatoes, green beans, carrots, drumsticks and peas Add a pinch of asafoetida along with 1/4 cup water. Pressure cook the vegetables for 2 whistles and release the pressure immediately by running the pressure cooker under running water.Open the lid and transfer the cooked vegetables into a bowl. This is done in order to keep the nutrition and colour of the vegetables. In the same pressure cooker at 1/4 cup moong dal along with 1/4 cup water. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and turn off the pressure cooker. Release the pressure naturally. In the small jar of a mixer, add green chillies, ginger, 5 cloves of garlic and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside. *To prepare the coconut milkNext add the coconut and grind into coarse mixture.Then add 1/2 cup of water and grind into smooth paste. Transfer the coconut paste into strainer and extract the coconut milk. That's the thick coconut milk.In the same jar, add the extracted coconut again with 3/4 cup of water and grind into smooth paste.Extract through the strainer and discard the coconut residue. This is thin coconut milk.