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Vatha Kuzhambu, My
favorite dish to make for lunch. Recently I have started to use my vathakuzhambu podi for making that and it was a huge success. I have already made a
sundaikai vatha kuzhambu using that powder and it turned out really great.
favorite dish to make for lunch. Recently I have started to use my vathakuzhambu podi for making that and it was a huge success. I have already made a
sundaikai vatha kuzhambu using that powder and it turned out really great.
This is a vatha
kuzhambu made with manathakkali vathal and I loved it so much. You can use
chenarikkai vathal or any vathal as you like. Will share the different version
soon. Keep checking my blog.
kuzhambu made with manathakkali vathal and I loved it so much. You can use
chenarikkai vathal or any vathal as you like. Will share the different version
soon. Keep checking my blog.
Preparation Time :
10 mins
10 mins
Cooking Time : 35 to
40 mins
40 mins
Serves : 5 to 6
Ingredients:
Gingelly Oil / Sesame Oil / Nalla
Ennai – 3 tblspn
Ennai – 3 tblspn
Onion – 1 medium
size sliced thinly
size sliced thinly
Tomato – 1 medium
size chopped
size chopped
Garlic – 6 fat
cloves peeled
cloves peeled
Curry Leaves a fat
sprig
sprig
Dried Manathakkali
Vathal / Black Night Shade – 1/4 cup
Vathal / Black Night Shade – 1/4 cup
Tamarind – 1 small
lemon size or 4 tblspn of tamarind pulp
lemon size or 4 tblspn of tamarind pulp
Salt to taste
Sugar / Jaggery
– 1 tsp
– 1 tsp
Water – 3 cup
Method:
Take tamarind in a
bowl, add in 1/2 cup of water, soak it for 5 mins. Squeeze well to remove the
pulp, strain and set aside.
bowl, add in 1/2 cup of water, soak it for 5 mins. Squeeze well to remove the
pulp, strain and set aside.
Heat oil in kadai. Add in sliced onions, garlic, curry
leaves and saute it for 5mins.
leaves and saute it for 5mins.
Add in Tomatoes and
saute for couple of mins.
saute for couple of mins.
Add in dried
manathakkali vathal and saute for 5 mins.
manathakkali vathal and saute for 5 mins.
Add in salt, sugar
and vatha kuzhambu podi. Mix well for a min.
and vatha kuzhambu podi. Mix well for a min.
Add in tamarind pulp
and water, bring this to boil. Simmer the kadai for 15 to 20 mins till it is
thick and oil separates.
and water, bring this to boil. Simmer the kadai for 15 to 20 mins till it is
thick and oil separates.
Serve with rice.
Pictorial: 
FIRST MAKE THIS VATHAKUZHAMBU PODI (click image)
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take tamarind in a bowl |
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| cover it with water |
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| mix well and strain the juice |
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| Heat oil and saute onion, garlic and curry leaves |
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| add in tomatoes too and saute for 2 mins |
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| add in dried manathakkali vatha |
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| now mix this up |
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| saute this for 5 mins |
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| now it is well fried |
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| add some sugar |
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| some salt |
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| homemade vatha kuzhambu podi |
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| saute for 30 sec |
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| Add in tamarind pulp |
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| some water |
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| bring this to boil |
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| once it reaches a good boil |
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| cover the pan |
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| simmer the stove |
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| cook till oil separates |
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| the curry with get thick in the mean time |
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| serve |
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My favorite one…wish to hav tat right now
Aarthi, wonderful curry recipe of Manathakkali dried seeds. We get here fresh bunch and just recently I made stir fry. I will check if these seeds are available in Indian store. I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Hi arthi,
Tried this recipe with ur homemade powder and it turned out yummy .. i have tried the same recipe without the powder and it never tasted tat gud hence i was always apprehensive to cook vatha kulambu .. tried ur complete recipe and was delicious .
Thank u