Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. Spicy and flavourful milagu kuzhambu or pepper kulambu which taste delicious.
Amma's always says that pepper is good for you and try to use it whenever possible...I too love to add pepper in all my dishes. Pepper Mushroom, Pepper Chicken are one of my favorite dishes and I make them often. One day I made this dish and amma was totally happy because she don't eat mushrooms and chicken, So she has never tasted the above recipes. But this one was her favorite and she enjoyed it a lot.
Now coming back to recipe. As you all know that roasting spices increase their flavour and taste. I love to see the way how the mild spices turns nutty and aromatic when it gets roasted. Hope you will try this and let me know if you have any doubts. Straight away I am delivering you the step by step recipe with pictures.
I want to show you Amma's Spice bowl. This one is called as Masala Dabba. She keep all her whole spices in this lovely container. She even have another plastic one for keeping her powdered spices.
Ingredients for Milagu Kuzhambu
- Shallots / Sambar Onion / Chinna Ulli-10
- Garlic Pods -10
- Tamarind -1 small lemon size soaked in water
- Salt to taste
For Roasting and Grinding:
- Coriander Seeds / Malli -3 tblspn
- Urad Dal / Ulundam Paruppu -1 tblspn
- Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu -1 tblspn
- Pepper-2 tblspn or to taste
- Raw Rice-1 tsp
For Tempering / Seasoning:
- Oil- 6 tblspn
- Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp
- Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds / Vandayam- ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves - 2 spring
How to Make Milagu Kuzhambu
- Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai. Add in all the roasting ingredients. Fry on a low flame till golden. Remove and let it cool down. Now grind this into a smooth paste by adding some water.
- Heat 3 tblspn oil in a kadai..Add in shallots and garlic and mix well.
- Now add in the ground masala and mix well..Pour in tamarind water and some more water as you need. Season with salt.
- Bring this to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20-30 mins.
- Make seasoning by heating 2 tblspn oil and crackling mustard, cumin, fenugreek and curry leaves.
- Pour this over the gravy and mix well.
- Serve hot with rice..
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Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe | Pepper Kuzhambu Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 Shallots / Sambar Onion / Chinna Ulli
- 10 pods Garlic
- 1 lemon size Tamarind soaked in water
- Salt to taste
For Roasting and Grinding:
- 3 tablespoon Coriander Seeds / Malli -3 tblspn
- 1 tablespoon Urad Dal / Ulundam Paruppu -1 tblspn
- 1 tablespoon Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu -1 tblspn
- 2 tablespoon Pepper-2 tblspn or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Raw Rice-1 tsp
For Tempering / Seasoning:
- 6 tablespoon Gingelly Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeerakam
- ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds / Vendayam
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai..Add in all the roasting ingrediants..Fry on a low flame till golden..Remove and let it cool down..Now grind this into a smooth paste by adding some water.
- Heat 3 tblspn oil in a kadai..Add in shallots and garlic and mix well.
- Now add in the ground masala and mix well..Pour in tamarind water and some more water as you need..Season with salt.
- Bring this to a boil..Cover and simmer for 20-30 mins..
- Make seasoning by heating 2 tblspn oil and crackling mustard,cumin,fenugreek and curry leaves.
- Pour this over the gravy and mix well..
- Serve hot with rice..
Nutrition
Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| This is your roasting spices |
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| Add everything in hot oil |
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| and start roasting |
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| continue roasting till light golden |
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| let it cool down and take it in blender |
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| powder it |
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| add some water and grind again |
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| make it into a smooth paste |
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| Heat oil in the same kadai |
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| add in shallots and garlic |
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| fry them for couple of minutes |
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| add in the ground masala |
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| mix well |
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| pour in tamarind water |
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| season with some salt |
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| cover and simmer for a while |
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| until oil separates from this |
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| now make tempering |
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| pour it over the gravy |
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| mix well |
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| You are Done |
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| Serve |
Andreea Elena
My I come for dinner? delicious ...too bad i cann't find many of your ingredients, what is channa dal?
sangee vijay
Excellent pepper kuzhambu...Like to have with hot plain rice n papad...will try this way !!
Chitra
love this spicy curry will be a treat with some white rice and papadam
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
wow, that sounds spicy and delicious.
Dzoli
Lucky amma with you:))
anthony stemke
Wow I can almost smell this delectable dish, I love black pepper.
I suppose if I can't obtain chana dal I could substitute yellow split peas?
Great post Thank You.
Aarthi
@ anthony..yes you could use that..
@Andreea Channa dal is split yellow dal...you could find it at any indian super markets
Mubashira
yesterday i did this curry at home and it came out so well, easy and quick recipe.. It was a total hit.. Thank u so much Aarthi!!!!
Mubashira
yesterday i did this curry at home and it came out so well, easy and quick recipe.. It was a total hit.. Thank u so much Aarthi!!!!
Krithi
Hi Aarthi, today I tried this and it came out well. Its a first time. Thanks for this recipe.
Thanks
Krithi
morri
I made this and served it with mild carrot thoran and rice. We all love whole sambar onions in gravy, so it was a hit. My husband kept asking "It really doesn't have any chillies in it?". No, I said, just pepper. "Wow, but it's so good and spicy!".
deepa
What should we do if tamarind taste is more ?