South Indian Mixed Rice - Koottanj Choru

 கூட்டாஞ்சோறு 

Ingredients 
Rice - 250 gm 
Toor Dal - 100 gm
Vegetables - 100 gm 
Drumstick leaves - 1 bunch
Salt to taste

For seasoning 
Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Red Chilies - 2
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Bengalgram Dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 twig

For Masala (grind coarsely)
Coconut scrapings - 2 tbsp 
Red Chilies - 3
Black Pepper - 1 tsp 
Cumin - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp 
Curry Leaves - 1 twig
Onion - 1
Tamarind Paste - 1 tsp

Vegetables 
Drum Stick - 1 cut into 3inch pieces
Brinjal - 3 cut into quarters
Plantain - 1 cut into 1 inch pieces
Bottlegourd - 1 cut into 1 inch pieces
Potato - 3 cut into cubes

Method 
Half cook dal.
Add rice, masala, vegetables and salt. 
Add water ( 3 measures for one measure of rice).
Cook well.
Do seasoning.
Garnish with corainder leaves....

Have this rice with Coconut Thuvaiyal or Cucumber raitha...

with  Love
a.sivaramakrishnan..