Pongal Kuttu/Mixed Vegetable Curry

We celebrate pongal to honor the "SUN" god, We give our offering to the Sun god. So we include most of vegetables we harvest in the farmas a thanks giving to the SUN God.

In the mixed vegetable curry - We try and include all the vegetables give by rain,sun and the cattle's hardwork

• Brinjal - 2


• Drum sticks - 2


• Beans - 4


• Avaraikai - 1/4 cup


• Raw banana/Vazhaikai - 1/2


• White Pumpin - 1/4 cup


• Suraikai / Yellow squash - 1/4 cup


• Green chillies - 5 nos

Chop all the vegetables mentioned aboe and keep it aside

• Pepper corns - 1 tsp


• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp


• Corriander seeds - 2 tsp


• Coconut grated - 3 tsp


• Channa dal - 2 tsp


• Raw rice - 1/2 tsp


• Pearl onions - 4 nos


• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp


• Red chilli - 4 nos

Dry roast all the above ingredients and grind it to fine paste keep it aside

Pearl onions - 1/4 cup
Green chilli - 5 nos
Toor dal - cooked 1 cup
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp

Method of preparation:

• Heat oil in the pan,do tadka with mustard and Curry leaves.


• Add the whole pearl onion and green chillies saute them till golden brown.


• Now add all the chopped vegetables, saute them


• Add a 1/2 tsp of tumeric powder, add 1/2 glass of water and salt


• Allow them to cook for 20 min, close the pan


• Check if they are cookedNow add the grounded paste and tamarind allow it to boil for 10 min


• If required add some water


• Once the raw smell leaves, add the cooked dal, allow to mixture to boil for some time


• The mixture should reach a gravy consistency.

Serve with the pongal you have prepared.