29th December 2005, 04:24 AM
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 Uppuchar - No coconut or dhal !
This dish is a speciality of Thirunelveli. Vegetables like brinjal, ladies’ finger, white pumpkin, snakegourd can be used, either singly or in combination. They can be cut as for sambar. Cut vegetables - 1 cup Tamarind - 2 tsp Salt, haldi Red chillies - 5,6 ( or to taste) Urad dhal - 1 tsp Raw rice - 1 tsp Seasame seeds ( ellu) - ½ cup (use less if this amount is high for your taste ) Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Fry red chillies separately in a few drops of oil. Fry urad dhal, rice & seasame seeds one by one in a dry kadai. Powder them together. Boil vegetables with tamarind paste, water,salt & haldi till soft. Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves & then the made powder. Mix well & add to the gravy. Simmer to boil & remove. uppuchar.JPG
Last edited by Chitvish; 10th November 2008 at 08:00 PM.
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