Sodhi Recipe

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Tirunelveli Sodhi - Sodhi Kuzhambu 

Sodhi is a renowned Tirunelveli kuzhambu. It is a wedding day special dish which goes well with ginger chutney and potato poriyal. The ingredients are moong dal, coconut milk, drumsticks, potatoes, carrots, ginger, green chillies, garlic, lemon juice, and baby onions. Let's look at some kuzhambu preparation tips. To know more about the Sodhi recipe, log in to the Tirunelveli Today website.

Detailed Information About the Ingredients for Sodhi Recipe

Let us discuss the ingredients used in the Sodhi dish in detail below.

Coconut Milk

Extract coconut milk by grinding coconuts with water without the brown portions. This kuzhambu requires three extractions. The final step adds thicker coconut milk. Once the vegetables are ready, add the second coconut milk. The leftover coconut is squeezed to obtain coconut milk. The third coconut milk, which is diluted, helps cook vegetables, onions, chillies, garlic and ginger. A strainer with fine holes is used to extract coconut milk.

Cooking

Reduce heat while cooking vegetables. Proper cooking temperature prevents curdling. After adding dals and coconut milk, it will burn on electric burners. Keep the heat moderate, and do not cover it. Allow the ingredients to cool once done, and then cover it.

An Overview of Ingredients to Prepare Sodhi

The total preparation time is 40 minutes. The ingredients used are:

•  Coconuts

• Half cup of moon dal

•  Drumsticks

•  Carrot

•  Beans

•  Potatoes

•  10-15 onions

•  15 onions

•  2 tablespoons minced ginger

•  9 jalapenos

• 2 lemons

•  Necessary salt

•  Mustard

•  Urid dal, 1/2 teaspoon

•  2 red chillies

•  Curry leaves

•  1 tablespoon of coconut oil

Stepwise Preparation for Sodhi Recipe

Roast moong dal and then pressure cook it. Wash and boil the potato with 1 cup of water for 4 whistles. In 2 teaspoons of oil, sauté the garlic and ginger. Cook them briefly. Drop the onions, chillies, beans and carrots into the cooking vessel. Add them to diluted coconut milk after sautéing. Keep cooking over medium heat.

Meanwhile, check out the dals. Peel potatoes and add them to dal. Prepare it for kuzhambu. Once the vegetables cook well, add dal and potato. Add second coconut milk and salt. Boil them briefly.

Lower the heat as the vegetables, and dals get mixed well with the 2nd coconut milk. After 2 minutes, stop cooking and then drop in lemon juice. Pour the coconut oil into a vessel and heat it. Add urid dal, mustard seeds and red chillies. Introduce curry leaves when they are crispy and pour them into kuzhambu.

Shred the coconuts. Put grated coconut in a jar. Blend with half a cup of warm water. Extract the coconut milk into a bowl in three steps. Take the coconut milk first. Then add more coconuts and mix with water. Use a strainer and extract the second milk. Add more coconuts, repeat the same process and get the third milk. Use the lastly obtained coconut milk for cooking vegetables.

Remove the skin from the garlic and onion. Chop ginger. Cut the peppers. Peel and cut the carrots. Chop beans. Roast the moong dal and pressure cook it. Boil the potato with 1 cup of water for 4 whistles. In 2 teaspoons of oil, sauté the garlic and ginger without gilding. Add the onions, bell peppers, beans and carrots. Sauté them over medium-low heat and add the diluted coconut milk. Keep cooking over medium heat.

Meanwhile, check out the dals. When vegetables are properly cooked, add dal and potato. Then add a pinch of Salt along with the 2nd coconut milk. Boil them briefly. Once the vegetables and dal are well mixed, lower the heat. Keep stirring the dish. Switch off the stove when it boils.

Pour coconut oil into a separate vessel, and add the urid dal, mustard seeds and red chillies. Drop in the curry leaves when they are crispy. Cook for ten to fifteen minutes without a lid. Serve Sodhi with rice, french fries, and ginger chutney.

The Takeaway

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