Vettu Puluncurry

This is what we call vettu puluncurry in my native place. This one is cooked on the previous night of any auspicious wedding occassions .
I am using yam in this curry. Sometimes the yam may cause itching while you clean it. If you feel the itching , you should cook the yam separately and drain the cooked water out and then use the cooked yam in the curry. The rest of the itching will go when you add the tarmarind water. Please always note this when you cook any recipies with yam. It is not necessary that all the yam you get in the market will cause  this itching , but you always have to be careful about it.

Ingredients:

1. Onion - 1 No
2. Tur Dal - 6 tbsp
3. Pumpkin skin peeled off and   cut into square pieces - 10 Nos
4. Ladies Finger- cut into rectangular pieces -8 Nos
5. Drum Stick - 1 No cut into 2 " long pieces
6. Plaintain skin peeled off - 1 No cut into 2 " long pieces.
7. Yam skin peeled off and cut into 2 " long pieces- 1 Cup
8. Carrot - 1 No  skin peeled off and cut into square pieces
9. Tomato- 1 No
10. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
11. Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
12. Tarmarind - 1 lemon sized 
13. Fenugreek seeds- 1/4 tsp
14. Whole redchilly- 2 nos
15. Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
16. Salt as required
17.  Oil as required
18. Curry Leaves - as required. 

How to Cook.

1. Wash the tur dal well and keep this aside.
2. Soak the tarmarind in 1/2 cup water and keep this aside.
3. Transfer the tur dal , onion, plantain pieces , yam pieces, carrots , red chily powder  to the cooker with 1 cup water and cook to 5 whistles. 
4. In another vessel add  some water , turmeric powder  and cook the drum stick by closing the pan.
5.  After it get cooked  ,add the ladies finger, tomato and pumpking pieces, turmeric powder , salt  , close the pan and cook for sometime.
6. After the above vegetables are cooked well, transfer the cooked dal and vegetables  into this .
7. Squeeze the tarmarind water and add to the above cooked vegetables.
8. Add the tarmarind water as per your taste since it is your decision how sour your curry should be .
9. Add oil to a pan , when it is hot , add the fenugreek , red chilly and mustard.When the mustard splutter add this to the cooked curry.
10. Garmish with curry leaves.