Frozen Vegetable/Okra Huli/Koimbu

Frozen Vegetable Huli/Koimbu

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup thoor dhal
• 1 1/2 tsp of rasam powder(sarina pudi, malagapudi)
• 1/2 tsp of tamerind paste
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 cup of any combination of frozen vegetable(except okra)

Garnishing ingredients:

• 1 tsp of mustard seeds
• 1 tbs of oil or ghee
• pinch of hingh(optional)
• pinch of hingh (optional)
• few curry leaves(optional)

Method:
Cook thoor dhal in a pot with plenty of water on medium heat. To reduce the cooking foam from spilling over, place a spatula in the pot. When the dhal is 3/4 cooked add the vegetable. Cook till all the vegetables and dhal are cooked well. The dhal is usually mushed and vegetable should be soft and wilted. Add the salt, rasam powder and tamerind to the pot and let it boil for a minute . Turn off the heat.
Garnish:
To garnish, heat the oil in a small spatula(or a pan), splatter mustard seeds, add hingh and turmeric. Pour the contents to the pot. Add curry leaves for flavouring.

Okra Huli/Koimbu
Method:
Cook dhal as above. Once the dhal is cooked well, add the rasam powder, salt, and tamerind. Add about 2 cups of frozen okra and continue to cook/boil till okra is tender. Garnish as above.

Cooking Tips:
Use less water or more water depending on your taste. Add 1 tsp of sambar powder(store bought) to alter the taste. It will also thicken the sauce. Alter the amount of salt, tamerind and rasam powder as per your taste.
If it is too watery, let the contents settle down for a little while. Then decant the watery portion (without the vegetables) into another small pot. Add one diced tomato, maybe a pinch of salt and rasam powder and boil the contents. Can add couple leaves of cilantro and fresh granish to spruce it up a little. Ola you have rasam to either drink as soup or eat with rice.
Serving tips:
Serve hot huli/koimbu with rice and roti's.