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    Karunai Kilangu Pulikulambu / Yam Ordinary Puli Kulambu / Yam Ordinary Cooked in a Spicy Tamarind Sauce

    March 4, 2013 By Aarthi 10 Comments

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    I love making Pulikulambu often. We make it with a whole lot of veggies and beans, but this gravy i learned from my mom. She makes it during pongal season, because we used to buy a lot of different veggies, yams and potatoes during that time. What i love in this gravy is the simple bland yam ordinary taste so heavenly when cooked this way.

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    This gravy is spicy, sour and a little sweetish at the same time, which really makes it unique. I served it with some drumstick avial and papad and it was heavenly. I hope you will this simple gravy and let me know how it turned out.

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    Preparation Time : 30 mins
    Cooking Time : 30 mins
    Serves - 5 to 6


    Ingredients:

    Yam Ordinary/Karunai Kilangu - 10 cooked (Check here for method)
    Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 Peeled
    Tomatoes - 1 large chopped
    Garlic - 10 cloves peeled
    Green Chilli - 2
    Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
    Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
    Salt to taste
    Sugar - 1 tsp
    Tamarind Pulp - 2 tblspn (Click here for recipe)
    Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tblspn mixed with ¼ cup water
     

    For Tempering:
    Oil - 3 tblspn
    Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
    Hing / Asafoetida / Kaya podi - ¼ tsp
    Curry leaves - 1 spring


    Method:

    Cook yam as per directions. Set aside till use.

    Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add in the seasoning ingredients and saute for a min.

    Now add in shallots, garlic, green chilli and saute for a min.

    Now add in tomatoes and saute for 3 mins.

    Now add in spice powders and saute for 30 seconds.

    Now pour some water and bring it to a boil.

    Season with salt and sugar and mix well. Now add in tamarind paste and mix well.

    Add in the cooked yam and mix well. Simmer for 10 mins.

    Now add in the rice flour paste and mix well. Simmer for 5 more mins.

    Serve with rice.


    Pictorial:

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    Take all your ingredients
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    Add seasoning ingredients in oil
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    add a touch of hing
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    Now goes curry leaves
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    add in garlic, shallots and green chilli
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    saute for a min
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    Add in tomatoes and mix well
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    saute for 5 mins
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    Add in spice powders
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    Saute for a min
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    Add in water and mix well
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    Season with salt and sugar
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    Add in tamarind
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    Mix well
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    Bring it to a boil
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    Cook ordinary yam
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    Add it in
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    Add in rice flour mixed with water in
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    Mix well
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    Serve
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    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    1. RAKS KITCHEN

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      Love it a lot, looks so tempting, long time since I had it.

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    2. WeR SAHM

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      Super yummy curry...I love anything which is sour and sweet

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    3. Food, Fun and Life in the Charente

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      Mmmmm my mouth is watering. Keep well Diane

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    4. Priya

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      Yummyilicious and fingerlicking gravy, love to enjoy with a bowl of rice.

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    5. Yvonne @ bitter baker

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      I've never had this dish before, but it really looks delicious! It got all my favorite spices!

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    6. sharon

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      yesss..i made it...but my rice flour was too much so the curry turned up to be very tick as payasam...but the taste was good..mom appreciated. The tamarind was less...this is the first recipe i tried from this blog its an awesome experience... I found the photo tutorial was extremely helpful...thank u so much my dear aarthi.....love from sharon malaysia

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    7. Anonymous

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      is rice flour mandatory?

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    8. Arjun Rishi

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      Nice post, Thanks for sharing this information, keep updating your post.
      cooks in chennai

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    9. Anonymous

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      Wats the size of tsp and tblspn

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      • Aarthi

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        1 tsp is 5 grams, 1 tblspn is 15 grams

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