Hi sulakshanasudha, Please go through the kuzumbus recipes . There is the Kara Kuzambu , Vathakuzambu with paruppu and many more :-D. Bye
Potato - 2 nos (Boiled and cut to pieces Chik Peas - 50 gms (Boil with salt, drain water and keep aside) Onion - 2 nos Garlic - 1 full Tomato - 2 nos Tamarind - 1 Lemon size Salt -2 tsp Red Chilly powder - 2 ts Coriander powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 2 ts Oil - 3 tsp Mustard - 1 ts Cumin seed - 1 ts Orid Dhal - 1 ts Channa / Toor Dhal - 1 tsp Asafoetida - small pinch Curry leaves - 1 ark METHOD :- Extract Tamarind Pulp and keep aside. In a pan add Gingely Oil and add mustard, orid dhal, curry leaves, toor dhal, channa dall, cumin seeds and asafoetida. Add onion, tomato, peeled Garlic, boiled potato, chik peas (Konda Kadalai) and saute for 5 minutes. Add Turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, and saute for 2 minutes. When its fully cooked, add Tamarind Pulp and bring to Boil. Simmer for 10 minutes until it is fully cooked. Serve hot with Plain rice with gingely Oil, Papads and along with Dal chutney. Mostly this type of dish is prepared in Interior parts of Tamilnadu for noon meals with Plain Rice.
Dear IL-ites The above recipe was traditional homemade and i have just taken the picture from my mobile
Hi sulakshnasudha, Giving the receipie of Vatha kuambhu, made in my house - we are natives of tanjore. Tamarind - Lemon size, Rai- 1tsp, Methi seeds just crushed - 2 tsp, Tur dhal 2 tsp, sambhar Pd - 2 tsp , haldi- 1 tsp, any vegetables like- Brinjal, Onion, Drumstick. Til oil - 2 tsp., @ red chillies, 1tablespoon- Atta , Hing 1/2 tsp In a kadia put oil and put rai, methi,turdal , 2 red chillies and fry for 2 min till the tur dal gets brown. Reduce the flame and now put the sambhar pd in this oil and fry for 30 secs. Now add the Tamarind water to this mixture. Add salt, vegetables, haldi pd, and let it boil for 15 mins. Til it reduces by 1/2 or 1/4. In a vessel make a mixture of atta and water in a liquid form ( 1/2 glass water )and pour it to the boiling mixture. Add hing now with curry Leaves . Now let it boil for 5 more mins. Lastly after removing from fire add the 2-3 tsp of Til oil. Lakshmi
