PORICHCHAATHUMUDHU(PORICHA SATHUMUDHU)

"Vaikunta Ekadashi" is an important festival of Hindus. Lord Vishnu says in 'Padma Purana' that whoever worships HIM on this day will reach His abode 'VAIKUNTAM'. People fast on 'Vaikunta Ekadashi' day and have 'Dwadashi Paranai' (special food or thali) on the next day which levels the acidity and the menu by itself is fantastically medicated. We don't use tamarind for this thaligai(samayal). The menu is as under:

1. Rice
2. More kozhambu
3. Agathi keerai kariamudhu (poriyal)
4. Poricha kootu
5. Poricha sathumudhu(Poricha rasam)
6. Nellikkai pachadi or Nellikai thogayal
7. Akkaraadisil or any kannamudhu (payasam)
8. Sundakkai vathal fried in ghee
9. Curd

NOW THE PORICHCHAATHUMUDHU(PORICHA RASAM):
Tomatoes - 3
Green chilli - 1
Salt - as per taste
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Jeera - 1 tsp.
Toor dhal - 1 tsp.
Pepper - 1/4 tsp.
Coconut scraped - 1 tsp.
Dry red chilly - 1
Ghee - 2 tsp.
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Coriander leaves - few

METHOD:

Roast, toor dhal, pepper, jeera, red chilli& hing in a spoon of ghee and grind it in a mixie alongwith scraped coconut to a powder or paste.

In a vessel, add 1 cup of water, salt, slit green chilli, and finely cut tomatoes. Allow it to boil for sometime. Add the ground powder and 1 more cup of water and bring it to a boil. Garnish with coriander leaves and season it with mustard seeds.

Variation: You can add rasam powder instead of dry roasted powder.