Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 3-4

Mochai | Field beans 3/4 cup Small onion 7-8 Garlic 6-7 cloves Sambar powder 1 and 1/4 tblsp Sesame oil 1 tblsp Tamarind gooseberry sized. Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Jaggery 1/2 tsp To grind Coconut 1/2 cup Tomato 1 Shallots | small onion 2 Fennel seeds 1/4 tsp (optional) Method:

  • Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes and extract tamarind extract using 1 and 1/2 cup water.
  • Peel the skin of the garlic and onions and keep aside.
  • Pressure cook the mochai for 3-4 whistles by adding little water and salt.
  • In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds.
  • Once it splutters add the shallots and garlic.
  • Cook till it becomes golden brown.
  • Add the sambar powder to this and cook for a minute.
  • Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder and salt.
  • Add the cooked mochai to the pan.
  • Grind the coconut,tomato and 2 shallots into a fine paste. If adding fennel seeds add now.
  • Add this ground paste to the pan. Add 1/2 cup water.
  • Mix well and allow this to boil.
  • Add the jaggery to this.
  • Mix well and boil for 5 minutes till the gravy comes to the right consistency.
  • Switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves.
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Method with step wise pictures:

  • Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes and extract tamarind extract using 1 and 1/2 cup water.
  • Peel the skin of the garlic and onions and keep aside.
  • Pressure cook the mochai for 3-4 whistles by adding little water and salt.
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  • In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds.
  • Once it splutters add the shallots and garlic.
  • Cook till it becomes golden brown.
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  • Add the sambar powder to this and cook for a minute.
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  • Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder and salt.
  • Add the cooked mochai to the pan.
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  • Grind the coconut,tomato and 2 shallots into a fine paste. If adding fennel seeds add now.
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  • Add this ground paste to the pan. Add 1/2 cup water.
  • Mix well and allow this to boil.
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  • Add the jaggery to this.
  • Mix well and boil for 5 minutes till the gravy comes to the right consistency.
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  • Switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves.
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  1. You can add little pepper while grinding the coconut mixture.
  2. If you do not have sambar powder, add 2 tsp of red chili powder and 1 tsp of coriander powder.
  3. You can add drumstick also in this mochai kuzhambu recipe.