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Sundakkai vatha kuzhambu

hotel style kara kulambu
5 from 2 votes
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Ingredients

To roast

  • 3 red chilli
  • Few fenugreek seeds
  • 1 urad dal
  • 2 teaspoon chana dal
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 + 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 8 garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon peanut oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder heaped
  • generous pinch of turmeric powder

To temper

  • 3 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup sundakkai
  • few fenugreek seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seed
  • few curry leaves

For kuzhambu

  • 10 garlic cloves chopped
  • 15 small onions chopped
  • 1 big tomato chopped
  • 3 cups of tamarind water
  • required salt
  • 1 cup of water
  • jaggery little
  • a generous portion of asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

  • Add red chilli, fenugreek seeds, urad dal, chana dal, fennel seeds, pepper, coriander seeds, garlic, and peanut oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and saute in low flame for 2 minutes
  • Furthermore, add cumin seeds and saute in low flame till they turn aromatic
  • Add Kashmiri chilli powder and turn off the stove. Mix well and add turmeric powder
  • Transfer to a plate and cool completely. add little water and grind
  • Add sesame oil to a wide pan and heat
  • When oil is hot add dried turkey berry, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and saute. Let mustard seeds splutter and turkey berry get roasted
  • Add curry leaves and give a quick saute
  • Furthermore, add garlic and saute for 2 minutes
  • Add small onion and saute for 2 minutes
  • Furthermore, add tomato and saute for 2 minutes
  • Add tamarind water, salt, ground masala, water, and boil for 20 minutes
  • Finally add jaggery, hing, and oil, boil for 3 minutes and turn off the stove. tasty Tamil Nadu hotel-style kuzhambu ready
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