Mapillai sodhi

Another famous tamilnadu recipe (which infact will be famous in Kerala too I think, since this is very famous in Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari districts which have close relation with Kerala in all its characteristics).... MAPPILLAI SODHI ( literally if translated to English, it is called son-in-law sodhi)... This dish is a must item when a son in law visit bride home for the first time after marriage, hence this name came..... This is must items in marriage too in those districts...... Such a lovely taste it has..... More or less it is equal to our Kumbakonam kadappa, but bit variations are there, especially vegetables we use differ, coconut milk used in place of coconut paste.....

If you prepare this in morning itself... Can have this as side dish for idly, dosa, idiyappam and in afternoon can have it with rice and again in night can have it with idly or idiyappam,......

I prepared beetroot fry as side dish... But traditionally they used to prepare ginger chutney as side dish of this...Since this is bit heavy dish, they prepare ginger chuntey as side dish for good digestion....

Ingredients 

Drumstick - 1

Brinjal - 4

Carrot - 2

Broad beans - 5

Beans - 4

Potato - 2

Shallot onion - 1

Moong dhal - 1/4 cup

Coconut - 1

Salt

For paste

Ginger - 2 inch piece

Garlic - 5

Fried gram - 5 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

For Seasoning

Coconut oil -  1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dhal - 1 tsp

Hing powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few 

Method

First take coconut milk from one Coconut.... Keep first milk separate and second and third milk separate....

Chop vegetables like, drumstick, brinjal, broad beans ( avarakkai), carrot, potato ( u can use any other vegetables in addition to this, but select vegetables that goes well the given veg combo)..... Cook the vegetables in the second and third coconut milk by adding little water and keep aside.

In mixie cup, grind fried gram, 7 green chillies, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic to fine paste...

Pressure cook and mash moong dhal... Keep aside...

Now mix cooked vegetables, grinded paste, mashed moong dhal together.... Add necessary salt and allow to boil, sauté well so that no lumps are formed.... When it begin to boil, keep the flame in sim and add first coconut milk, mix everything well for one minute and switch off the flame. Now add one lemon juice...mix....

In a pan add coconut oil, season with mustard seeds, urad dhal, hing powder and curry leaves and pour over the sodhi...

Serve hot with rice or idiyappam.