April 05, 2013

Thalakom

Thalakom... This is my Grandma's masterpiece and my Dad loves this soo much...

Ingredients:
  • Ladies finger - 2 nos
  • Pumpkin - 1 small piece
  • Potato - 1
  • Carrot - 1
  • Raw Banana (Vazhaikai) - 1/2
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon size
  • Salt - To Taste
For Grinding:
  • Red Chillies - 8
  • Raw Rice - 2 teaspoon
  • Thurdhal - 2 teaspoon
  • Sesame seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Grated Cocunut - 1 cup
  • Oil - 2 teaspoon
For Seasoning:
  • Oil - 1 teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Fenugeek seeds/Vendhayam - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Curry Leaves - few
Method:
  • Cut the vegetables for the thalagam as we cut for the sambar.
  • Soak the tamarind in the water and extract the juice and keep it separately.
  • Heat the oil in the pan and fry the thurdal, sesame seeds, red chillies in the oil.
  • Once the dhal becomes light golden color add the grated cocunut and fry it till it becomes light brown color and grid all these into a fine paste in a mixer along with the raw rice.
  • Cook the vegetables in the pan , and when the vegetables are half-cooked, add the tamarind extract and salt and let it boil for sometime.
  • Finally add the ground paste and allow it to boil.
  • Season the thalagam with mustard, fenugeek and curry leaves.
  • Thalagam is ready for serving

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