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