Poondu kuzhambu

Poondu kuzhambu

• Ingredients:
  • Garlic – 10 to 12 cloves 
  • Onion – 1/2
  • Tomato – 1
  • Tamarind – Big gooseberry size
  • Mustard seeds and Urad dal – 1/2 tspn
    
    
    
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tspn
  • Gingelly Oil – 2 to 3 tspn
  • Salt – to taste
  Roast and make paste:
  • Red chilies – 3 to 4
  • Coriander seeds – 1/2 tspn
  • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tspn
  • Peppercorns – 1/4 tspn
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  • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
  • Garlic – 4 to 5

• Finely chop Onion and Tomato. Soak Tamarind in water for 15 minutes. Extract about a cup tamarind juice from it and keep aside.
• Heat a tspn of Oil in a pan. Add Red chilies, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Peppercorns, Fennel seeds, Curry leaves and roast till they are light brown, then remove from pan.
• Roast 4 to 5 Garlic cloves till they are golden brown. Then make a very fine paste of these roasted items.
• Heat little Oil in a pan, add Mustard seeds and Urad dal. Once the seeds starts
  spluttering add Curry leaves and Garlic, fry till they are light brown.
• Add Onion and fry till they are golden brown. Then add Tomatoes and fry till they become soft.
• Add Turmeric powder, ground masala paste and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add Tamarind juice, 1 or 2 cups of water and Salt to it. Keep the stove in high heat and bring the curry to boil completely, then reduce the heat to medium.
• Cook till the curry becomes thick and Garlic are soft and oil seperates.
• Serve with appalam.
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