Comfort food- 1 Milagukshiyam

 Today I am posting recipes of my favourite comfort food for a rainy day!! They are extremely healthy and Sathvik. Milagukshiyam is made of traditional 'naattu kaaykaris' ( vegetables that are not from the west like carrots, cauliflower, peas etc) Also, unlike other koottu recipes, this does not involve any grinding of masalas. So let's get on with the recipes. Do try them and let me know if you enjoyed it. 

Milagukshiyam

Vegetables you can use..Ash gourd, red pumpkin, snake gourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, broad beans(avarakkai) drumstick, Yam, sweet potato . Do not use beans, carrots, cauliflower etc as they change the flavour. In this recipe, I have used ash gourd, red pumpkin, broad beans, yam, sweet potato.

Yellow Moong dal one cup 

spices

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tablespoon

Jeera 1 tbsp

salt to taste

Grated coconut 2 tablespoons

curry leaves for garnish

Coconut oil/ghee for tempering

Dice the vegetables, cut broad beans into small pieces. Cook them in a pan with a cup of yellow moong dal,  salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder. In a kadai add 1 tbsp jeera to 2 tbsp coconut oil/ghee ..once the jeera turns fragrant, add a sprig of curry leaves and two tablespoons of grated coconut. Stir it till the coconut turns golden brown. Add to the cooked vegetables and give it a boil. Serve hot with rice or Matta rice kanji. You can have it as a soup too!