Poondu Kuzhambu

Poondu Kuzhambu

     This is one of my favorite recipe. This is a style of recipe which i learnt from my mom.

Ingredients:

• Garlic - 10
• Tamarind - a small lemon size
• Onion - 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
• Tomato - 1 
• Garlic finely chopped - 1 tsp (Optional)
• Coconut - 2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chili - 2
• Asafoetida powder - small pinch
• Curry leaves - 5
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Chili powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste 
• Gingelly oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Add a tsp of oil and roast the tomato, onion and coconut. Allow it to cool and grind a paste and keep it aside. Soak tamarind in warm water, leave it for 10 minutes. Then extract tamarind water and keep it aside.
   
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard , fenugreek seeds and red chili. After a minutes, add finely chopped garlic and curry leaves. Fry till garlic turn golden color.
   
3.  Add garlic and fry till golden color. Add finely chopped onion and fry for 2 minutes.
   
4. Add the tamarind liquid and add salt to taste allow it to boil for few minutes. After a minutes add turmeric, coriander powder and red chili powder mix it well.
   
5. Now add the ground paste and allow it to boil till it becomes a thick gravy. Finely garnish coriander leaves and switch off the flame and Serve with hot rice.
   
   

   
   
    
   
   

   

   
   
   
   

    
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