In many south indian marriages you could definitely taste a very unique side dish called "Kalyana Gothsu" which is generally served with idli,dosa and pongal varieties. My mom made this side dish for idli and it was very good. Just for a change, try to make this dish instead of idli sambar. Process is simpler and faster too...If you like this recipe, all the credits go to my mom.
Ingredients
Brinjal - 2 Medium
Carrot - 1 Small
Onion - 2 Small Size
Potato - 2 Medium
Green Chilli - 1 Big
Tomato - 1
Moong Dhal / Payatham Paruppu / Pesara Pappu - 3/4 Cup
Channa Dhal / Kadalai Paruppu / Senaga Pappu - 2 tbsp
Sambar Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - To Taste
Tamarind Juice - 3 tbsp ( Thick Juice)
Kadalai Maavu / Besam Flour - 2 tsp
For tempering
Olive Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 stem
Method
- Soak both the dals together in one vessel for 5 minutes.
- Wash and cut all the vegetables into small cubes and keep it ready.
- In a small pressure pan or small pressure cooker, transfer the vegetables, green chilli,soaked dals into it.
- Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, little salt and add enough water for the contents to get cooked.
- Close the cooker and allow the contents to get cooked and switch off the cooker after 2 whistles.
- After its cooled down, open the cooker and slightly mash the veggies and dals.
- Add the tamarind juice extract into it first.
- Add 2 tsp of besan flour / kadalai Maavu into a small cup and add little water and make a watery paste.
- Add this watery besan paste and required amount of salt and water to the pressure cooker.
- Allow the contents to be on medium flame for few minutes.
- Meantime, finish the tempering process and pour them over the pressure cooker.
- Now the Gothsu is totally ready to eat with idli, pongal or dosa varieties.
Tips
Try to add enough water along with tamarind extract and cook. Otherwise, it will look like a thick kootu. If its little watery, it would go well with the south indian tiffin.