Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very easy, nutritious and protein rich kulambu.
Thatta Payir Kuzhambu
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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Ingredients for Thatta Payir Kuzhambu
- Cow Peas / Thatta Payir - 2 cup dried
- Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
- Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
- Tomatoes - 1 large chopped
- Tamarind Pulp - 1 tbsp 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 tbsp
- Shallots / Sambar Onion - 4 peeled
For Seasoning:
- Gingelly Oil / Indian Sesame Oil - 4 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chilli - 2
- Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaves - a sprig
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
How to Make Thatta Payir Kuzhambu
- 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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Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe
Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very easy, nutritious and protein rich kulambu.
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Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 21kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cup dried Cow Peas / Thatta Payir
- 10 peeled Shallots / Sambar Onion
- 6 cloves Garlic peeled
- 1 large Tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp or to taste Tamarind Pulp
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- Salt to taste
- For Masala:
- ¾ cup grated Fresh Coconut
- 5 to 8 Dry Red Chillies
- 2 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Malli
- 4 peeled Shallots / Sambar Onion
- For Seasoning:
- 4 tbsp Gingelly Oil / Indian Sesame Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 2 Dry Red Chilli
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi
- a sprig Curry Leaves
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 21kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 500IU | Vitamin C: 75mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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Anonymous
can also add suraikai or eggplant,
கீதா லட்சுமி
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.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can add
Vasanthaapiriya CV
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..
Bala Vetrivel
Made it today.... Came out really well....
kalai vani
Hi can you any replacement for coconut. My hubby asking me to give him only gravy without coconut. Plz this will help me alot
Spr
Can add almond instead of coconut
Aarthi
@kalai vaniyou can saute some onion along with some poppy seeds and the masala given and grind it. Add it instead of coconut paste.
Anonymous
Hi
Don't we need to dry roast the coconut , looks a bit like pulikkari .
- Aarthy
Aarthi
@Anonymousno need
Unknown
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
Nivetha
Hi Arthi,
Tried your recipe today. Came out really well for a newbie like me. Thanks 🙂