Pongal Kuzhambu

This is a dish that is very easy to prepare and tastes heavenly with the simple cooked rice...It is usually prepared during pongal when fresh lentils and vegetables arrive at the market.There are various methods of cooking this dish..The one that I had mentioned is the one that my mom makes specially during pongal.She also repeats making it often after pongal as we love this kuzhambu..

 

This dish specially calls  for 5/7 types of vegetables.Each vegetable gives a special taste to the dish.The remaining kuzhambu we keep it overnight and it tastes still more tastier, when it is heated again...Sunda Pongal kuzhambu tastes excellent with a simple appalam...

 

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Colocasia/Arbi/Sembu/Cheppankizhangu Fry

              It is the root part that we consume.It belongs to " kizhangu" variety.All other kizhangus cause some gaseous problem.But this particular vegetable is of more medicinal use.We can make many varieties of food with this.Earlier during my childhood days my grandma used to give me saying that we could do maths with greater speed if we consume this vegetable.Hence i use to call this as maths kaai(maths vegetable).Even now i call it as Maths kaai and my kids know them only by this name.People of Southern Tamilnadu call them as Sembu while northern tamilnadu call them as Cheppankizhangu.The fry goes very well with Curd rice and also tastes great when accompanied with Sambar sadam.

             Some people are hesitant to get this vegetable thinking it will cause itch to the tongue..I can promise you that this variety don't cause such irritations.You can confidently try out this recipe .....