miria patchadi

Miria Patchadi is a traditional side dish made for Idlies during festive occations like vinayagar
Chaturthi in our family.

What you need
* Brinjal 250gm
* Ladies finger 6or 7 no.
* Green chillies 3
* (finely chopped)

 *Tomato
* Tamarind (lemon size)
* Toor Dal 100gm
* Curry leaves
* Coriander leaves
* Mustard seeds
* Gingelly oil 3tbs
* Turmeric powder 2tsp
* Asafoetita or hing powder 2 pinches.
* Salt required

Cooking instructions:
· Pressure cook the toor dal with turmeric powder.
· Heat oil in the kadai add the mustard seeds when it splutters add the curry leaves.
· Cut the ladies finger into very thin slices add to kadai along with the green chillies Which are finely chopped
· Fry them for 5 minutes
· Then add the chopped tomato fry them.smash it with the ladle.
· Now add the brinjals cut into small cubes.fry them for 5 minutes.
· Now add the tamarind juice.(make it to 1. 1\2 cups by adding water)
· Add 1tsp of turmeric powder, hing powder and required salt.let this boil for 10 minutes.
· w hen the vegetables are cooked well add the cooked toor dal
· Mix well let it comes to boil for 2 min
· Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with steaming idlies