Garlic Puli Kuzhambu or Poondu Puli Kuzhambu Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Spicy tamarind puli kuzhambu which has spices and garlic added goes well with rice.
Garlic Puli Kuzhambu
Poondu puli kuzhambu is a staple dish in our house. I love it so much, that it takes places at least once in our weekly lunch. This method is super easy to make but taste really delicious.
Ingredients for Poondu Puli Kuzhambu
- Gingelly Oil - 4 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Garlic - 20 cloves peeled
- Tamarind - 1 small gooseberry size
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1.5 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Jaggery - 1 tsp
- Water as needed
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This kuzhambu is little spicy, sweet and tangy which is perfect when mixed with hot rice and had with any dry side dish like poriyal or thoran on the side.
How to Make Garlic Puli Kuzhambu
- Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. squeeze and extract all the juice and set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard, fenugreek and curry leaves. Mix well.
- Add in garlic and fry for couple of mins.
- Pour in tamarind water, all spice powders, salt and jaggery and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Now serve with rice.
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Poondu Puli Kuzhambu Recipe | Garlic Puli Kuzhambu Recipe
Ingredients
- Gingelly Oil - 4 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Garlic - 20 cloves peeled
- Tamarind - 1 small gooseberry size
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1.5 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Jaggery - 1 tsp
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. squeeze and extract all the juice and set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard, fenugreek and curry leaves. Mix well.
- Add in garlic and fry for couple of mins.
- Add in tamarind water, all spice powders, salt and jaggery and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Now serve with rice.
Video
Garlic Puli Kuzhambu Step by Step
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heat oil in a pan |
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add mustard |
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add fenugreek seeds |
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curry leaves |
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add garlic |
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fry for a min |
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add in tamarind water |
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mix well |
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add chilli powder |
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coriander powder |
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turmeric powder |
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add salt |
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some jaggery |
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bring it to a boil |
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now simmer this till oil separates |
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done |
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Serve |
priya
Aarthi, pls bring back the search bar, it was very useful to find the recipe i'm looking for as you have sooo many recipes. why did you remove it?
sahiba
I'm from Delhi married in South. My family loves South Indian cuisine and yours is my go to website for recipes. So many tried and not a single failure. Thank you
vinod
Aarthiji, Plz can u post how to extract perfect tangy tamarind juice...Im not getting right..water combination mean volume..
Anonymous
i love this dish... u have a good blog KEEP IT UP!