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Recipe Name: Kerala Mixed Vegetable Curry

Ingredients:
- 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas)
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, potato, pumpkin)
- 1 small eggplant, diced
- 1/2 cup ash gourd, diced
- 1/2 cup yam, diced
- 1/2 cup raw plantain, diced
- 1/2 cup pumpkin, diced
- 1/2 cup snake gourd, diced
- 1/2 cup drumstick pieces
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2-3 dried red chilies
- Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- Water
- Coconut oil

Instructions:
1. Cook the toor dal in a pressure cooker with water until soft and mushy. Set aside.
2. In a large pot, combine all the diced vegetables, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, and enough water to cover the vegetables. Cook until the vegetables are tender.
3. In a separate pan, heat some coconut oil and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, dried red chilies, and curry leaves. Let them splutter.
4. Add the cooked toor dal and grated coconut to the pan. Mix well.
5. Add this dal-coconut mixture to the cooked vegetables in the pot. Mix everything together.
6. Adjust the consistency by adding more water if needed. Let it simmer for a few minutes.
7. Check for seasoning and adjust salt and spice levels as per your taste.
8. Serve the Kerala Mixed Vegetable Curry hot with steamed rice or chapati.

Enjoy your delicious Kerala mixed vegetable curry!