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vatha kuzhambu
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vatha kuzhambu | sundakkai vatha kuzhambu

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South Indian, Tamilnadu
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For Roasting and Grinding:
  • 4 tsp sesame oil (2+2 tsp)
  • 2 tsp chana dal
  • 2 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp peppercorns
  • ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp rice
  • 6 Kashmiri red chilly
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 20 numbers pearl onion (small onion) 70 gram
  • 2 numbers tomato (chopped) 200 gram
  • 3 garlic (big)
For making vatha kuzhambu:
  • 3 tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 10 numbers pearl onion
  • 3 numbers garlic (chopped)
  • 1 number red chilly
  • ¼ cup sundakkai vathal (dried turkey berry)
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 cups tamarind extract (tamarind extract from 1 big lemon size tamarind)
  • 1 tsp jaggery powder
  • salt to taste

Method
 

For Roasting and Grinding:
  1. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan, add 2 tsp of chana dal. 2 tsp of urad dal, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp peppercorns, ½ tsp of fenugreek seeds, 1 tsp rice.
    Roast it for 1 minute.
  2. then add 6 dry red chilly, 1 spring curry leaves
    Roast it for 2 more minutes in low flame
  3. And then take off from the flame. Transfer it to a container for later use. Let it cool
  4. In the same pan, heat 2 tsp of sesame oil, add pearl onions and garlic, saute it till the onion becomes glossy.
    Then add tomatoes (chopped), saute it till tomatoes become soft and mushy.
  5. And then take off from the flame. Let it cool
  6. Grinding: Add in roasted spices and sauteed onion-garlic-tomato. Blend it into a fine paste with little water. Keep aside.
For making vatha kuzhambu:
  1. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, add ¼ tsp of fenugreek seeds, a spring of curry leaves, 1 dry red chilly, ¼ tsp of asafoetida
  2. Next, add 10 pearl onion, 3 garlic (chopped), ¼ cup of sundakkai vathal (dried turkey berry).
    Roast it for 3 minutes in medium flame.
  3. Now pour in 2 cups of tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well
  4. Let comes to a single boil
  5. Add in the ground paste and mix well, add enough salt
  6. Pour in 1½ cup of water and mix
  7. Boil it in medium-low flame for about 10 minutes.
  8. Finally, add in 1 tsp of powdered jaggery and mix well.
    That's it. The vatha kuzhambu is ready.