Ambila (Orissa famous)

Ambila is a typical Oriya side dish. My mom used to make it when i was a child...yumm...It is enjoyed with Rice & Pollau. You can make ambila with mixed vegetables like brinjal, Carrots , brinjals, drumstick and Radish.

Ingredients

150 gm Pumpkin (cut in cubes)

1 Brinjal  (cut in cubes)

1 medium size Radish (cut in cubes)

Arum (SARU) (cut in cubes)

2 Drumsticks (cut in to 2” long pieces)

2 Ladies Fingers (cut in cubes)

1 medium size Carrots (cut in cubes)

1 Big Tomato(Chopped)

½  tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp PanchPhutan

2 Dry Red Chillis

A handful Curry Leaves

3 cloves of Garlic Chopped

1 tbsp Besan

2 tbsp Curd

1 tsp tamarind pulp

Salt as per taste

1tbslp Oil

Hing a pinch

½ tsp red chilly powder

1 tblsp Coriander Leaves(Chopped)

Method

Take a bowl and mix curd  & besan, add water  & mix properly. Get sure there will no lumps in it.

Heat a pan. Add 1tsp oil. shallow Fry the tomatoes & keep aside. Then Shallow fry all the vegetable except drum stick.

In a vessel boil all the vegetables , drum stick & tomatoes with haldi and salt.  When vegetables are half cooked add the above prepared besan & crud mix. Mix properly. Then add the tarmarind pulp. Mix it.

Let the vegetable cook properly in a medium flame. When the vegetables are cooked  properly switch off the flame.

Heat oil in a tadka pan. Add Panch Phutan. When they  starts crackling, add hing, chopped garlic, whole  dry red chillis and curry leaves . sauté for 1 min till  garlic turns to golden brown colour . Add ½ tsp chilly powder & immediately  pour the tempering to the cooked vegetables. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice.