Shamika's Tam Bram Professor's Mother's Chodi Kuzhambu

Chodi, also known as mapillai sodhi, is a speciality kuzhambu/gravy made in Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari districts. This sodhi is prepared for the newly married groom by his mother in law, when the groom first visits bride’s home. Lovely occasion isn’t it? 

It’s certainly a rich dish with lots of coconut milk and lots of vegetables that makes perfect to serve for son-in-law to impress him.

For 5 people

Ingredients

Haldi

Jeera 25 gms

Garlic 100 gms

Ginger 50 gms

Moong dal 200 gms

Challots 200 gms

Onions 250 gms

Coconuts 2 large

Ghee 100 gms

Veg Oil/Dalda 100 gms

Carrots 250 gms

Potato 200 gms

Peas 100 gms

Drum sticks 2

Cauliflower 1

Green chillies 50 gms

Lemon 3

Curry leaves, Coriander



Method

Grind coconut with 300 ml lts of water and extract 1st juice.

Grind again with 500 ml lts of water and extract 2nd Juice.

Cook Moong dal with haldi, not too watery

Cut ginger, garlic, green chillies, challots and onions fine and roast
it in Dalda. Set aside

Cook all veggies in 2nd Juice extracted. Add roasted ginger, garlic,
green chillies, challots and onions to it. Finally add cooked moong
dal. Add salt.

Add 1st juice extracted from coconut and let boil. It looks milky and
ready to boil over. Switch off the gas

Seasoning: Heat oil, add jeera, curry leaves.

Add seasoning and it is ready to serve.

P.S: we can use maggi coconut juice use the diluted version for cooking veggies
add pure juice at the end