Majjige Huli

Majjige Huli is a vegetable dish with dal and vegetables cooked in a buttermilk base. Similar to Kadhi of Maharashtra and Gujarat but with vegetables.

Ingredients : 

• Buttermilk - 4 cup
• Ash gourd (cut into cubes) - 2cups
• Chayote squash (seeme badnikai) (cut into cubes) - 2 cups
• Potato and green beans

For paste :

• Green chillies - 5-6nos
• Grated ginger - 1tbs
• Mustard powder - 1tbs
• Soaked Bengal gram (chana dal) - 1cup
• Grated fresh coconut - ¹/₂cup
• Cilantro - one handful
• Curry leaves - 15-20
• Salt to taste

For seasoning

• Mustard seeds - 1tsp
• Curry leaves - 5-6
• Red chilli flakes - 1tbs
• Oil

Method of Preparation : 

Cook the vegetables with salt in a pan. Churn the buttermilk and keep it aside. 

Grind the ingredients for the paste. Add it in the churned buttermilk and stir well. Pour this to the vegetables pan. Allow to boil and cook till vegetables are done.

Season mustard, curry leaves and red chillies. When mustard seeds begin popping, add the mixture to the curry. Serve with rice.