Coconut Milk Curry / Sodhi Kulambu

Sodhi kulambu is a favourite vegetarian feast in southern Tamilnadu side.This has to  be prepared purely with coconut milk. Kids generally love it. It is obviously not a good choice for people with cholestrol. But once in a while, it is worth to try.

Lets see the recipe to prepare this dish.

Ingredients:

Coconut - half of a medium sized coconut. Grate it.
Moong Dal - 1/2 cup (approximately 50 to 75 gm)
For Masala:
Green chilli - 5 to 6
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic - 4 - 5 cloves(medium sized)
Turmeric - a pinch
For Vegetables:
Potato - half cup (6 to 7 cubes when cut into pieces)
Carrot - quarter cup
Beans - quarter cup
Drumstick - 1/2
Small Onion - 1
Seasoning:
Lemon - half
Corriander leaves, curry leaves - few for seasoning

Cooking time: 45 mins

Method:

Take 3 sets of coconut milk from the grated pieces. First add 1 cup of water to the grated coconut and grind it in the mixie. After 2 to 3 minutes of grinding, filter the first set of coconut milk and collect it in a pan.

Then add 11/2 cups of water to the already ground coconut and grind them again. This time filter the coconut milk and collect it in a separate bowl. This is the second set.

Again add 2 to 21/2 cups of water to the already ground coconut and grind them again. Now filter the coconut milk and collect it in a separate bowl. This is the third set of coconut milk.

In the mean time, boil moong dal and keep it aside.

With the 3rd set of coconut milk, add the vegetables listed above and allow them to boil. Grind the masala items together. Once the veggies are boiled well, add the masala items and boiled dal. Also add the second set of milk now together with masala. Let it boil for another 10 minutes. Once the raw smell of ginger and garlic goes off, add the first set of thick coconut milk. Just after 2 minutes, add the corriander leaves. Now squeeze half lemon to the gravy and switch off the flame. Lemon is a must to be used ingredient.

Sodhi kulambu is now ready. It goes well with rice, idly or dosa.