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    Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe / Karamani Kara Kuzhambu Recipe

    March 10, 2015 By Aarthi 12 Comments

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    This is the kuzhambu which i made and served with my kambu sadam. It was like perfect combo. Loved every bite of it. 

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
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    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Soaking Time ; Overnight
    Cooking Time : 30 mins
    Serves : 5 to 6
    Ingredients:
    Cow Peas / Thatta Payir - 2 cup dried
    Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
    Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
    Tomatoes - 1 large chopped 
    Tamarind Pulp - 1 tblspn or to taste
    Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    Salt to taste

    For Masala:
    Fresh Coconut - ¾ cup grated
    Dry Red Chillies - 5 to 8
    Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
    Shallots / Sambar Onion - 4 peeled

    For Seasoning:
    Gingelly Oil / Indian Sesame Oil - 4 tblspn
    Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    Dry Red Chilli - 2
    Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ¼ tsp
    Curry Leaves - a sprig
    Method:
    Soak Cow peas overnight. Take them in a pressure cooker, cover with water. Pressure cook for 3 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.
    Take grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
    Heat oil in a kadai. Add in the seasoning ingredients and saute for a min.
    Add in shallots and garlic. Saute for couple of mins. Add in salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
    Add in tomatoes and saute for 2 more mins.
    Now add in cooked cow peas along with water, ground masala, tamarind pulp, extra water if needed. Mix everything well and bring it to a boil.
    Cover and simmer till oil separates.
    Serve with rice.


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    Take all your ingredients
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    I soaked cow peas overnight
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    Take them in a pressure cooker
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    Add in water
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    Pressure cook till done
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    Now take coconut in a blender
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    Add in dry red chillies, coriander seeds, shallots in a blender
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    make it into a fine puree
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    Heat gingelly oil in a kadai
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    Add in mustard and fenugreek seeds along with few dry red chillies
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    add in curry leaves as well
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    Now add in peeled shallots and garlic cloves
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    saute them for a min
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    Add in tomatoes
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    and a pinch of turmeric powder
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    add in salt as well
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    Saute this for 2 mins or so
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    add in cooked cow peas
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    ground masala
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    add in tamarind pulp
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    Mix well
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    bring it to a boil, 
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    cover and simmer till oil floats on top
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    Enjoy
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    I served it with kambu sadam..RECIPE HERE
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    Aarthi

    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. Anonymous

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      can also add suraikai or eggplant,

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    2. கீதா லட்சுமி

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      Hi Aarthi, I learned to prepare cheese burst pizza using Atta from your recipe for my hubby who is a big fan of Domino's cheese burst pizza.. It came out superb yummy and everyone liked so much. Credit goes to you :):):) Also everyone at the home were so much eager to watch how this pizza being prepared 🙂

      --Geetha.

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes u can add

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    4. Vasanthaapiriya CV

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      Aarthi.. Him great recioe and really helpful on the pictures step by step notes.. The print layout is not great as I get odd narrow images.. Can u please modify the print layout.. It's very helpful to share the recipe with my home cook who cannot read English but can follow everything from the picture.. Great job and I love ur recipes..

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    5. Bala Vetrivel

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      Made it today.... Came out really well....

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    6. kalai vani

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      Hi can you any replacement for coconut. My hubby asking me to give him only gravy without coconut. Plz this will help me alot

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        Can add almond instead of coconut

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    7. Aarthi

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      @kalai vaniyou can saute some onion along with some poppy seeds and the masala given and grind it. Add it instead of coconut paste.

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    8. Anonymous

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      Hi
      Don't we need to dry roast the coconut , looks a bit like pulikkari .
      - Aarthy

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousno need

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    10. Unknown

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I dont know even the ABCD of cooking..i learnt cooking from ur site only...thanks a lot....all the receipes are clearly explained...pictorially...awesome....best cooking site...hats off!!!!1

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    11. Nivetha

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      Hi Arthi,
      Tried your recipe today. Came out really well for a newbie like me. Thanks 🙂

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