Vartha Molosyam Recipe

This recipe is very special type of moloshyam prepared by my grandma usually for lunch after a feast day. In this all the balance vegetables are used especially  all the locally grown and this recipe is very light for stomach after a heavy feast. This recipe has been inherited to my mother and my aunts. It contains no masala and tastes really yummy. Mostly traditional houses of Thrissur only prepares it.But in this modern world I feel these type of recipes are diminishing. I don’t know if it would be appealing to see it in photo.

Ingredients:

• White Pumpkin – ¼ kg cut into small pieces
• Matyangya (Red pumpkin) – ¼ kg cut into small pieces
• Raw Banana – 1 cut into small pieces
• Chena (suran)– small piece cut into small pieces
• Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
• Red chilli powder – ¾ teaspoon
• salt to taste

For Tadka:

• Rai – 1 tsp.
• Red chillies – 2 no’s
• Bengal gram – 1tsp
• Black gram – 1ts
• Coconut few cut into small pieces 
• Kerala Papad – Cut into small pieces
• Curry leaves – few
• Coconut oil – 1 teaspoon

Method:

Pressure cook all the vegetables with turmeric and chilly powder for 2 whistles till nicely cooked. Consistency shouldn’t be very watery Add salt cook it. Once done to right consistency switch off for tadka add coconut oil once hot add ingredients for tadka lastly papad and fry for some time and then add to curry. Close the lid. Have it hot with plain steamed rice and pickle.