Dali Ambat /Mixed Vegetable Dal Curry

 Dali ambat is a very tasty coconut based mixed vegetable dal curry with onion seasoning.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Dali Ambat / Mixed vegetable Dal Curry.

Ingredients:-

Tur dal.                -1/2 cup
Yam.                    -a small piece
Potato.                 -1
Drumstick.           -1
Brinjal.                 -2 small
Ivy gourd.            -4
Yellow cucumber.-1 cup chopped
Onion.                  -1
Salt.                      -to taste

For grinding Coconut Masala Paste:-

Grated coconut.-1 cup
Dry red chillies.-6 or 8
Tamarind.          -a small piece
Coconut oil.      -1tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.-2tsp
Onion. -1 large finely chopped

Instructions:-

1). Wash and chop drumstick, brinjal, ivy gourd, yellow cucumber and onion into medium thick pieces and keep aside the chopped vegetables.

2). Chop potato and yam into medium cubed pieces. Wash tur dal and pressure cook along with chopped potato pieces, chopped yam pieces and enough water and cook for 3 whistles or till soft.Keep aside the cooked tur dal potato yam mixture.

3). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan and roast dry red chillies. Grind grated coconut along with roasted red chillies and tamarind to a smooth paste. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom pan add chopped drumstick pieces, chopped ivy gourd, chopped brinjal, chopped yellow cucumber and chopped onion. Add enough water to cook the vegetables. Boil and cook vegetables till soft on low flame.

2). Add cooked tur dal potato yam mixture and required salt into the pan and mix well.vegetables. Boil for 2 minute on low flame.

3). Add ground coconut masala paste into the pan and mix with the cooked vegetables and boil for a minute and switch off the flame.

4). Heat 2 tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning. Add finely chopped onion into the pan and fry in oil till onion becomes light brown. Switch off the flame and pour the onion seasoning into the mixed vegetable dal curry in the pan.

A very tasty Dali Ambat / Mixed Vegetable Dal Curry is ready to serve with rice.