Karnataka Special Huli Tovve Recipe
Huli Tovve is a speciality from Karnataka and is a must have curry in a traditional wedding meal. Huli Tovve is a kind of sambar made using ground masala with a lot of mixed vegetables.
Ingredients
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1 cup Mixed vegetables
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(french beans
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carrot
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pumpkin
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potatoes)
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1/4 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)
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1/2 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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Salt
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to taste
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1 tablespoon Jaggery
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For the paste
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1/4 cup Fresh coconut
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grated
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6 Dry Red Chillies
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1 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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1 tablespoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
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For tempering
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1 tablespoon Oil
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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Asafoetida (hing)
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A pinch
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Curry leaves
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as required
Instructions
Step 1
To begin with Huli Tovve, wash and soak the toor dal till you prepare your vegetables
Step 2
Wash and cut the vegetables
Step 3
Pressure cook Toor dal, mixed vegetables and peanuts till they the cooker releases 3-4 whistles
Step 4
The next step is to prepare the paste
Step 5
Dry roast urad dal, chana dal, cinnamon and red chilli separately till they turn light gold
Step 6
Add coconut to this and grind all of this into a smooth paste
Step 7
Remove the lid after the cooker cools down
Step 8
Add the ground paste to this and 2 cups of water, salt and jaggery and boil
Step 9
Boil till the hulitovve thickens on high flame
Step 10
For tempering, heat the oil in a tadka pan
Step 11
Add mustard seeds and let it crackle
Step 12
Add red chilly and curry leaves
Step 13
Once they crisp up, add it to the hulitovve
Step 14
Serve Huli Tovve with hot steamed rice and Elai Vadam