Kolumbu

Serves:	8
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Preparation Time:	20 M
Cooking Time:	45 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• For Kolumbu Powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp Split Black Gram (urad dal)
• 1 1/2 tbsp Coriander Seeds
• 1 1/2 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (chana dal)
• 5 Peppercorns (kali mirch)
• 4 Red Chilies
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds (methi)
• 1/2 tsp Asafoetida (hing)
• 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder (haldi)
  
  For Kolumbu
• 2 cups Drumsticks
• 1 cup Toovar Dal (arhar)( cooked)
• 1 cup Brinjal Cubes
• 1/2 cup French Beans (strong and cut)
• 1 cup Cauliflower Florets
• 1 cup Potato Cubes
• Salt (as per taste)
• Water
  
  For Tempering
• 1 tsp Asafoetida (hing)
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 7 to 8 Curry Leaves

Cooking Instructions:

• Dry roast all the ingredients mentioned for the kolumbu powder.
• Grind the roasted ingredients together, in fractions.
• Take a cooker and cook the toovar dal with salt and water.
• When the dal becomes soft, add the kolumbu powder to it, along with all the vegetables.
• Cook the ingredients, until they become soft.
• Now, make tempering by taking a saucepan and heating the oil in it.
• Fry mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves in the oil.
• When the seeds start to crackle, add the mixture to the kolumbu.
• Mix well and serve hot.