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    Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Maa Vatral, onion and Brinjal.

    Maa Vathal Kuzhambu

    You all know my love for making kuzhambu for lunch, i make different varieties of that each day to pair with my lunch menu. One of my favorite of that is vathal kuzhambu, love it so much. 

    This is a different way of making vathal kuzhambu, i added some maa vathal and brinjal in this to make it more tasty. Since there is maa vathal added in this, you dont have to add tamarind. Will soon share the recipe for making maa vathal at home, this time i used the one which my mom gave me..So try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..

     

    Ingredients for Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe

    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped
    • Garlic - 6 cloves
    • Brinjal - 1 cubed
    • Maa Vatral / Maa Vathal - 10 pieces
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 3 tbsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tbsp
    • Water - 3 cup
    For Tempering:
    • Gingelly Oil / Nala Ennai - 3 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
    • Dry Red Chilli - 2
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
    • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi Seeds- ½ tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp

    How to make Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe

    1. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add in all the tempering stuffs and saute for a min.
    2. Now add in onions, garlic and saute for a couple of mins.
    3. Add in brinjal and maa vatral and saute for 5 mins.
    4. Now add in spice powders and salt, mix well. Let it cook for a min.
    5. Add in water and bring it to boil, add in sugar and mix well. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 mins till everything is cooked.
    6. Now mix rice flour with some water and make a slurry. Pour this into the curry and mix well. Simmer it for 5 mins.
    7. Serve this with rice.
     

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

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    Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Maa Vatral, onion and Brinjal
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 5 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 medium size chopped Onion
    • 6 cloves Garlic
    • 1 cubed Brinjal
    • 10 pieces Maa Vatral / Maa Vathal
    • 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 teaspoon Sugar
    • 1 tablespoon Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
    • 3 cup Water
    • For Tempering:
    • 3 tablespoon Gingelly Oil / Nala Ennai
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu
    • 2 Dry Red Chilli
    • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
    • ½ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add in all the tempering stuffs and saute for a min.
    • Now add in onions, garlic and saute for a couple of mins.
    • Add in brinjal and maa vatral and saute for 5 mins.
    • Now add in spice powders and salt, mix well. Let it cook for a min.
    • Add in water and bring it to boil, add in sugar and mix well. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 mins till everything is cooked.
    • Now mix rice flour with some water and make a slurry. Pour this into the curry and mix well. Simmer it for 5 mins.
    • Serve this with rice.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

     

    Maa Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe step by step picture

     
    Take your ingredients..You need some rice flour too..
     
    My mom gave me these homemade maa vathal for me,
    i used that
     
    seasoning ingredients
     
    spice powders and salt
     
    heat oil in a sauce pan
     
    add seasoning ingredients
     
    Add in asafoetida
     
    onions and garlic
     
    add in chopped brinjal
     
    saute for a min
     
    add in maa vathal
     
    saute again
     
    add salt and spice powders
     
    mix well
     
    Pour some water
     
    mix well
     
    bring it to boil
     
    add sugar
     
    cover and simmer
     
    Once it is cooked, mix rice flour and water to make a paste..
     
    Add the rice flour mix in and simmer for 5 mins
     
    Serve
     
     
     
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    1. Mazzini Arun

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      you r tempting me...mmm..yummy...but where can I get this maa vathal..

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Mazzini ArunYou can find it in super markets, in the section where they have vadam.

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