Bombay saagu

Ingredients:

Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6
Gram flour / Besan - 5 tbsp
Salt - as required
Chayote/seema vankaya - 2 medium
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Tomato paste - 1 tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Water - 2 cups
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Method:

1) In a kadai, add oil. Once oil is heated, add mustard, jeera, chana dal, urad dal, hing, curry leaves.
2) Add Green chillies, ginger and fry well.
3) Add tomato paste / chopped tomatoes, turmeric and fry until soft.
4) Add gram flour and mix well. Now add water and bring to a boil.
5) Meanwhile pressure cook vegetables .
6) Add the cooked vegetables to the boiling mixture.
7) Add salt and boil until saagu is neither thick nor thin.
8) Garnish the saagu with coriander leaves.

Bombay saagu is ready to be served.

Note:

1) Any vegetable can be used. Even onions can be used.
2) I have used the water used for boiling vegetables.
3) This tastes good with poori , chapathi, rava idli.
4) Chopped Onion can be added along with cooked vegetables.