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Rasavangi
Rasavangi - Can be made with Brinjal and White Pumpkin, goes well with rice and chapatis.
Ingredients
Brinjals or white pumpkin - 250 gms
Cooked tur dhal - 1/2½ cup
Tamarind - 2 tsp ( or a little less)
Green chillies - 4,5 ( or to taste)
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Lime juice - 2 tsp
Coconut - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
Salt, haldi
To temper:
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 2 tsp
Gram dhal - 2 tsp
Red chillies - 3,4
Curry leaves - few
To garnish: Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Method
Cut brinjal into 1 cm thin & about 2 inch long pieces.
Slit green chillies into 2 & cut ginger into thin long strips.
Grind ½ cup coconut to a paste.
In a pressure pan heat oil & temper as given.
When the dhals turn brown add vegetable, green chillies & ginger.
When they are well fried add tamarind paste, water, salt, haldi & cooked tur dhal.
Adjust the amount of water to desired consistency.
Cook for one whistle. Cool , open & add coconut paste.
Simmer & remove. Add 1 tbsp grated coconut roasted to golden colour in 2 tsp oil.
Add lime juice & coriander leaves.
You can adjust the amounts of tamarind paste & lime juice to suit your preference.
Generally for brinjal more of tamarind & for white pumpkin more of lime juice, tastes better.
This can be done with chow chow also.
Besides rice, this goes well with chappathis also.