Side dish for Idiappam - Sodhi

This is one of the tastiest dishes my mother used to make. The main ingredient being coconut milk, in those days when coconut milk was not readily available, Sodhi still was made by my mom whenever "Sevai" was made. "Sevai" was an equally arduous dish to make with one struggling with the "irumbu naazhi" and the maavu had to be ground in the Grinding stone. My mother used to say that her mother picked up this recipe while they had been to Colombo. I have heard of the same dish but with a variation of adding Green gram and calling it "Sodhi Kuzhambu" in Tirunelveli District.
Now that we get "Instant sevai" and "instant" Coconut milk , we can instantly make "Sodhi"
Lets get started. You have to have three cups of very thin coconut milk (3rd extract), two cups of thin coconut milk (second extract)and one cup of very thick coconut milk (First extract) .Small Sambar onions peeled - one cup and potatoes diced into squares are to be added to the third milk along with two green chillies sliced and few curry leaves. Bring it to a boil and when the vegetable is half cooked, add second extract and a pinch of turmeric powder and continue cooking till the vegetables are fully cooked.Add salt to taste . Then pour the very thick milk and take it off from the fire. Add  thejuice  of 1 lime and fresh curry leaves and serve with "Plain Sevai". Very tasty and filling!! If Sambar onions are not available, use one big onion but Sambar Onions are the best bet.