Sodhi Recipe - Tirunelveli Sodhi Kuzhambu,Ginger Pachadi Recipe

Sodhi recipe is the most popular kuzhambu recipe in Tirunelveli. As my mom is basically from Nellai district, she makes authentic Tirunelveli recipes very well. This Sodhi Kuzhambu is one of the signature dishes of her. Usually Sodhi is prepared only when we have special guests at home, especially for newly married couples. So it is called as “Maapillai sodhi”. Its completely made out of coconut milk and its a bit time consuming process too.

The best side dish for sodhi is ginger pachadi/ Inji pachadi which helps in easy digestion of coconut milk. So if you plan to make this , don’t forget to prepare ginger pachadi. Also we make raw banana chips to munch out. Potato fry and Chips are served as side dish. Some people make sodhi kulambu as side dish for appam and idiyappam just like Kerala vegetable stew. But we usually mix it with rice and enjoy. Lets see how to make Tirunelveli special Sodhi at home :)

 

Sodhi kuzhambu

Sodhi kuzhambu / Tirunelveli Sodhi Recipe and Ginger pachadi recipe for rice

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Gravies

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 200ml Coconut – 1 no (My mom says 1/2 coconut for 1 person.) Drum stick – 1 no (cut into finger size) Potato – 1 no (cube cut) Carrot, Beans - 1/2 cup ( Chopped,Optional) Green chillies – 3 nos (slit cut) Garlic – 1 bulb or less Small onions – 10 nos (peel the skin ) Ginger – 1 inch size (finely chopped ) Warm Water – 4 cups Cooked Moong Dal – 1/3 cup Lemon – 1/2 no Salt – Less than the required amount To grind Green chillies – 3 nos Salt – a little (just to retain the color of chilly)

METHOD

Pressure cook moong dal, mash well & set aside. Grate the coconut or slice out pieces using the back of a ladle or knife. Add 1 cup of warm water..Grind it,squeeze and take the first milk. Keep it aside. Then add 1 cup of warm water and again repeat the same process to take the second milk.Set aside. Finally add the remaining 2 cup of water & take the third milk. Grind green chillies adding salt using little water to a paste (salt is used to prevent blackening of chillies). Heat a kadai with 1 tbsp of oil and saute small onions,ginger, garlic and green chillies. Take the third coconut milk in a wide bowl and add vegetables. Boil till vegetables are cooked well. It takes nearly 10 minutes. Once the veggies are cooked , add the second milk along with the ground chilly & cooked moong dal & sauteed onion mixture. Let it boil well for 5-10 mins and becomes thick. Lastly add the third milk and boil for another 5 mins. Switch off the flame & leave it for half an hour. Then add the lime juice and mix well. Mix with hot rice, enjoy with ginger pachadi & chips. Enjoy !

GINGER PACHADI / INJI PACHADI

Ginger pachadi recipe

Inji pachadi - Best side dish for sodhi

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ginger – 2 big finger size Coriander seeds – 2 tsp Red chilly – 1 no (adjust) Tamarind – small berry size Jaggery – Small gooseberry size (i like it sweetish, so adjust acc. to ur taste) Salt – a pinch To temper n saute Coconut Oil  or cooking oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Urad dal – 1/4 tsp Small onions – 6 nos (finely chopped) Red chilly - 1 no (pinch into two)

METHOD

Chop the ginger finely and set aside. Heat a kadai with oil saute the ginger , coriander seeds and red chilly till nice aroma arises. Grind it with little salt to a smooth paste. Heat the kadai with a tsp of oil and season with mustard seeds, urad dal .Then saute small onions & red chilly.. Soak the tamarind in warm water and extract the juice. Add the ginger paste with tamarind water and boil for 5 mins.Then add the jaggery to it. Allow to boil until it reaches pachadi consistency. Serve with sodhi ..

Enjoy sodhi with ginger pachadi,chips and  potato poriyal !

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