Undhiyu recipe

Preparation Time : 25 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 6-7

Carrot 1 Yam a small piece Purple yam a small piece Suruti papdi a handful Thuvarai | Fresh pigeon peas a handul Green peas a handful Avarakai | Broad beans little Raw banana 1 Eggplant | brinjal 4 Potato 1 or baby potato 4-5 Oil 3-4 tblsp Salt as needed Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp For the masala Coriander leaves 1 cup (loosely packed) Omam | ajwain 1 tsp Coconut 3/4 cup Ginger a small piece Green chili 4 Garlic 4 pods (optional) Lemon juice 2 tsp Salt as needed For methi balls Methi leaves 1/2 cup Besan | kadalai maavu 1/2 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Jeera powder 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Oil to deep fry

Method:

• Chop the methi leaves and add few drops of lemon juice and salt and keep it aside for 5 minutes.
• Then squeeze the excess water to take out the bitterness of methi.
• In a wide bowl add the methi leaves, besan, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and jeera powder.
• Mix well with your hands and if needed sprinkle little water to make a tight dough.

• Make it oblong shapes and deep fry in oil. Alternatively you can steam this too.
• Fry till golden brown and keep it aside.

• Keep all the veggies ready. Cut the carrot, yam, purple yam (kavathu kizhangu, we call in tamil), avarakkai and raw banana into cubes. If using normal potato cube them too. If using baby potato, just peel them and keep in water till you use it.
• Do not cut the eggplants. We will use it in the last.
• Make the masala paste by grinding the coconut, coriander leaves, ajwain(omam), ginger, garlic and green chili . Add lemon juice too. Do not add more water while grinding. Let the mixture be little coarse.

• Take a pressure cooker.
• Add oil and temper with mustard seeds. and add the cut yam, purple yam, potato, raw banana(i didn’t add) .

• Add some ground masala and spread it on the veggies like a layer. Sprinkle little salt.
• Add the carrots, broad beans(avarakkai), suruti papadi, green peas, thuvarai(fresh pigeon peas).
• Add some more ground masala and mix gently. Add little bit salt.

• Add 1 cup of water to the veggies.
• Slit the eggplants and stuff it with the green paste. Place it on the top and also the fried methi balls.

• Cover the cooker and pressure cook till 2 whistles.

• Open the cooker and mix gently.
• Undhiyu is ready.

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Notes:

1. Frying the methi balls is generally done. But you can steam for 15 minutes.
2. The main flavour for this undhiyu is ajwain, coconut and coriander leaves, so do not skip it.