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    Milagu Kulambu / Pepper Kulambu Recipe

    October 14, 2011 By Aarthi 15 Comments

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    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..
    Oneday 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..

    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..
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    Now coming back to recipe..As you all know that roasting spices increase their flavour and taste.Right...And I Love roasting my own spices..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..
    Ingrediants:
    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
    Method:
    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..
    Pictorial:
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    Take all your ingrediants
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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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    untill 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
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    Only thing you need is rice
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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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    Comments

    1. Andreea Elena

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      My I come for dinner? delicious ...too bad i cann't find many of your ingredients, what is channa dal?

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    2. sangee vijay

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      Excellent pepper kuzhambu...Like to have with hot plain rice n papad...will try this way !!

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    3. Chitra

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      love this spicy curry will be a treat with some white rice and papadam

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    4. Krithi's Kitchen

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      Pepper kulambu with rice and pappad... mmm heaven..
      Krithi's Kitchen
      Event: Serve It - Festival Potluck

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    5. ANU

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      awesome ...perfect for this rainy day!

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    6. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

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      wow, that sounds spicy and delicious.

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    7. Dzoli

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      Lucky amma with you:))

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    8. khushi

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      nice spices used Aarthi....why dont u participate in the event
      Event: Kerala Kitchen
      looking forward to ur participation

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    9. anthony stemke

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      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.

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    10. Aarthi

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      @ anthony..yes you could use that..

      @Andreea Channa dal is split yellow dal...you could find it at any indian super markets

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    11. Mubashira

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      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!!!!

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    12. Mubashira

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      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!!!!

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    13. Krithi

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      Hi Aarthi, today I tried this and it came out well. Its a first time. Thanks for this recipe.
      Thanks
      Krithi

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    14. morri

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      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!".

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    15. deepa

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      What should we do if tamarind taste is more ?

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