Thaala kuzhambu | Varuthu Araicha Kuzhambu is prepared with mixed vegetables/ kathamba kai. This Kulambu is prepared without dal. Freshly roasted and ground spice paste gives a delicious flavour to the kuzhambu. Varuthu Aricha kuzhambu is a tasty South Indian rice accompaniment.
I adore my mami(Aunty) samayal. Everytime we go for vacation she makes a feast for us. She knows all my favorite food and everyday I will wait to taste the food she prepares. Aunty was grown up in Kerala so I love all her Kerala based dishes. I have posted couple of Mami’s recipe previously.
During my college days, when went for a family picnic, my Aunt’s Amma brought this Kuzhambu as a Rice Accompaniment for lunch. That was the first time I tasted it. Those days I hardly cook so all I did was enjoying the meal.
I couldn’t remember the name of the dish. I use to ask Amma to prepared mixed vegetable kuzhambu without dal. Crazy me😂 Amma learnt the recipe and started cooking for me. Very soon this kuzhambu become our special dish for weekend.
Checkout my other recipes with mixed vegetables
Ingredients:
Potato – 1, big peeled and diced
Brinjal – 2, diced
Drumstick – 1
Carrot – 1
Beans – 6
White pumpkin – 1 cup after dicing
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tso
Tamarind – small lemon size
Coriander leaves – few
Asafoetida – generous pinch
Salt – as needed
To temper:
Coconut oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek – 1/8 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
For paste:
Toor Dal – 1 tbsp
Channa Dal – 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Red chilli – 2 (Adjust according to your spice level)
Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp
Pepper – 1/4 tsp
Black Sesame seed – 1 tsp
Rice – 1 tsp
Grated cocunut – 1/2 cup
- Soak tamrind in 3 cups of lukewarm water for 15 minutes and extract the pulp
- Add oil to the pan. when the oil is hot add mustard, fenugreek, asafoetida and curry leaves. After they splutter add the vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of water and cook the vegetables
- In a spearate pan add 1/4 tsp of oil and roast red chillies, toor dal, channa dal, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek, pepper and rice until they turn golden brown. Transfer them into a plate
- In the same pan sauté the coconuts till they slightly change color. Tranfer them to the plate. After the mixture comes to room temperature, add little water and make a fine paste
- Meantime after the vegetables are half cooked, add tamrind pulp, turmeric powder and salt. Cook till the raw smell of tamrind goes and vegetables are fully cooked
- Add the ground paste and cook for 5 minutes
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice
It’s pretty much like the araichu vitta sambhar right? ? Without cooked dhal though 🙂
Sesame seeds makes the difference in taste Sri and ya no cooked toor dal but little for the paste..
a must try authentic recipe vidya..
Thanku dear:-)
Looks so delicious. I love veggie filled stuff!
Thanku Aruna:-)
Thanks for sharing with us not only the receipt but also your personal history about it 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it:-)
sounds Flavorsome V… 🙂
Thanku Chitra:-)
I am not familiar with this combination of spices in kuzhambu, but it looks very delicious, with black pepper and sesame seeds!
Thanku Apsara:-) yes spices does the magic
Yum! Delicious, flavorful, and healthy! I must share with my Facebook friends.
Thanku dear:-)
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I have not come across this curry so far…so something new! It has almost an exotic blend of spices and it would be really amazing to taste! Looks like a mixed vegetable pulikolambu! I like the idea!
Thanku:-) yes spices make it tasty..
That looks delicious. Would love to try it.
Thanku Suzanne:-)
Wow! It seems so different! Will come back again and note it so that I can try this recipe 🙂 Thank you Vidya for sharing this 🙂 TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thanku Sindhu:-) Glad you liked it
I love the recipe, and the history! Thank you!
Thanku:-)
Nice combo of veggies and spices
Thanku Jayanthi:-)
Even a non-foodie will get inspired to cook the Kuzhambu and savor it too 🙂
Have a nice Sunday 🙂
Thanku Dilip for your inspiring words:-)
This looks delicious, but I doubt that I would be able to prepare it. My traditional food, which I love though non-Zambians say is bland, uses very little ingredients and rarely any spices. Therefore, I find it a daunting task to cook anything with a lot of ingredients.
Thanku:-) agree every cooking style varies
I tried this kuzhambu,both hubby and I liked it a lot. WIll surely prepare it for a variation hereafter ! Even my lo tasted it a bit and liked it.. 🙂
Thanks for trying Varasha:-) happy to hear you all liked it