Tomato Kuzhambu is a spicy and tangy curry usually served with rice. This is a popular kuzhambu recipe like vatha kuzhambu and puli kuzhambu. You can make them two ways one with coconut and one without coconut. In this recipe post, I have shared thakkali kuzhambu without coconut for speedy preparation.
Thakkali Kuzhambu with coconut & without coconut
Thakkali kuzhambu, one of of the popular and most searched kulambu recipe. One recipe which taste so delicious with steamed rice. We like to enjoy tomato kuzhambu with rice and papad.
About Thakkali Kuzhambu | Tomato Kuzhambu
Kuzhambu is nothing but a vegetable gravy which is balanced with tamarind, spice powders. The thickness is achieved through ground coconut, boiled dal or spice powders. Sometimes rice flour is added to achieve the thickness in kuzhambu.
Thakkali kuzhambu is made using tomatoes cooked with spices like mustard, urad dal, asafoetida. Then spice powders are added along with some tamarind juice. You can add coconut or rice flour to get the consistency right. I have shared both version in this recipe.
As soon as i saw this recipe, i tried it. It is so easy to make and so delicious to eat. You just need some tomatoes and few spices to make this. This is great when you have no time on hand and want to make lunch quicker, this with some papad makes a great lunch.
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How to Make Tomato Kuzhambu without Coconut
- Tomatoes - use tomatoes which are red and ripe. You might need to add more sugar to balance the gravy based on the sourness of the tomatoes. I didn't use tamarind in the gravy since my tomatoes are pretty sour.
- Spices - use spices to your taste preference.
- Rice flour - the thickness for the gravy is achieved by adding a slurry of rice flour.
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Preparation of Tomato Kuzhambu without Coconut (Step by Step)
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Heat oil in a kadai |
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| Add in mustard, cumin and urad dal |
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| dry red chillies |
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| curry leaves |
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| add in little hing / asafoetida |
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| mix well |
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| Add in some tomatoes |
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| cook them |
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| season with some salt and sugar |
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| saute well |
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| cook till it turns mushy |
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| add in chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder |
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| mix well and cook till raw smell leaves away |
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| add in water |
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| mix well and bring it to a boil |
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| take some rice flour in a bowl |
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| pour little water to it |
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| add it to the kulambu |
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| mix well |
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| cover and simmer for 5 mins or so |
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| done |
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| Serve |
How to Make Thakkali Kuzhambu with Coconut
Thakkali kuzhambu with coconut makes a delicious side dish for rice. This gravy has tamarind added in it to get more sourness to it.
How to Make Thakkali kuzhambu with coconut
- grind coconut to a fine paste. set aside.
- season oil with whole spices.
- add in chopped tomatoes.
- tomatoes are cooked down with spices till mushy.
- spice powders are added in.
- tamarind juice, salt and sugar is added to balance the taste.
- coconut paste is added and mixed.
- cook for few minutes and turn off the heat.
Preparation of Tomato kuzhambu with coconut (Step by Step)
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| Chop up tomatoes |
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| Puree coconut and set aside |
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| Heat oil, add mustard and urad dal |
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| whole spices are added. |
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| add curry leaves |
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| chopped tomatoes are added |
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| and some salt |
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| mix well and cook till it is done |
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| add chilli, coriander and turmeric powders |
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| mix well |
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| tamarind juice is added |
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| add water |
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| add some sugar to balance |
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| simmer for 10 mins |
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| add coconut paste |
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| mix well |
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| simmer for few mins |
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| Serve |
RECIPE CARD
Thakkali Kuzhambu Recipe | Tomato Kulambu Recipe
Ingredients
Tomato Kuzhambu without Coconut
- 1 tbsp Gingelly Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
- Curry leaves a sprig
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- 2 no Dry Red Chillies
- 4 medium Tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
- 2 tbspn Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
- Water as needed
Tomato Kuzhambu with Coconut
- 1 tbsp Gingelly oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- Curry leaves a sprig
- 2 large Tomatoes chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Sugar or Jaggery
- 1 tsp Tamarind Pulp
- Water as needed
- 1 cup Coconut grated
Instructions
Tomato kuzhambu without coconut
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in all seasoning ingredients and saute them for a min.
- Add in tomatoes, salt and sugar. Mix well and cook till they turn mushy
- Add in all spice powders and mix well.
- Add in water and bring it to boil.
- Take rice flour, water in a bowl and mix well.
- Add this mix into the curry and cook till it thickens slightly.
- Serve
Tomato kuzhambu with coconut
- Puree coconut and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, fenugreek and curry leaves.
- Add tomatoes and salt. Cook that down till it cooks well.
- Add in all spice powders, sugar and mix well.
- Add tamarind pulp, water and mix well. Bring it to a boil, simmer for 10 mins.
- Add in coconut and mix well.
- Simmer for 5 more mins.
- Serve over rice.
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Anonymous
Wow
Anonymous
Wow
Aarthi Jayakannan
Y do we add rice flour
Aarthi
@Aarthi Jayakannanit thickens the gravy
Abi Ragul
Whether we can add gram flour instead ofrice flour
Aarthi
yes u can
Roser Font
mmm delicious!! I love tomato soup!! it's seems incredible! kisses
Anonymous
Any substitute for rice flour
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can use some cornflour. or some maida
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can use some cornflour. or some maida
Anonymous
Looks yummy. BTW wat Kadai is it?
Aarthi
@Anonymousit is wonderchef brand
Anonymous
Great recipie. I tried with coconut milk nd cashew paste instead of rice flour. Also added some nicely chopped shallots while frying. It tasted awesome.
KALA SUNIL
Yummy in my tummy
Anonymous
I'm fan of ur receipes. Most of the kulambu recipes your adding sugar. What is the purpose of it
Aarthi
@Anonymousa touch of sugar or jaggery in kuzhambu will round up the taste and give nice taste to the gravy
Anonymous
Can we eat this with rice or just for idly dosas?
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can have with rice too
Anonymous
taste good with rice, yogurt and brinjal masiyal.
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Hi,
Acn we ignore sugar n this? Will it taste good?
Anonymous
Can we ignore sugar in this? will it tastes good?
Bhuvana Suresh
Am ardent fan of tomato. This recipe came out so well and too easy to prepare as well.
Love ur efforts
Thanks
Deepthi
I don't know how many times I've made this dish at home... Everyone loved it sooo much that they mix with rice & also take as side with curd rice... Cooking or eating, am not that craving person... But the recipe is soooo easy to make... Thanks for the delicious recipe...