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    Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe

    June 16, 2014 By Aarthi 12 Comments

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    Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very traditional South Indian dish which is tasty, tangy & spicy dish.

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    Vengaya Kuzhambu

     
    I love this kind of gravy a lot, because you can make them in large batch, put them in fridge and use them whenever you need them. They can stay food upto a week. Their taste and flavour keep on increasing each day just like my Vathakuzhambu.

     

    If you are a kuzhambu lover just like me, check out my other recipes too..

    Ingredients for Vengaya Kuzhambu

    • Oil - ¼ cup
    • Onion Vadam / Vadakam - 6
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 20 peeled
    • Tamarind Pulp - 4 tbsp
    • Water as needed
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar / Jaggery - 1 tsp


    For Roasting & Grinding:

    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Dry Red Chilli - 6 to 8
    • Whole Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli - 3 tbsp
    • Urad dal / Uludu Paruppu - 2 tbsp
    • Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - 2 tbsp
    • Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
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    How to Make Vengaya Kuzhambu

    1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, add in all roasting ingredients and fry till golden.
    2. Take them in a blender and make into a smooth paste by adding some water.
    3. Now in the same kadai. Add in ¼ cup of oil and fry onion vadams in it. Remove them to a plate.
    4. Now in the oil, add in shallots and fry them for a min.
    5. Add in the ground masala and cook for a min.
    6. Then add in tamarind pulp and some water and mix well. Season with salt and sugar. Mix well.
    7. Add the fried onion vadam in.
    8. Cover and simmer for 20 to 25 mins till oil separates and everything is well cooked.
    9. Serve over rice.

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    Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe

    Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very traditional South Indian dish which is tasty, tangy & spicy dish.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Side dishes
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 100 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ¼ cup Oil
    • 6 Onion Vadam / Vadakam
    • 20 peeled Shallots / Sambar Onion
    • 4 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
    • Water as needed
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Sugar / Jaggery
    • For Roasting & Grinding:
    • 1 tsp Oil
    • 6 to 8 Dry Red Chilli
    • 3 tbsp Whole Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli
    • 2 tbsp Urad dal / Uludu Paruppu
    • 2 tblspn Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
    • 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • ½ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, add in all roasting ingredients and fry till golden.
    • Take them in a blender and make into a smooth paste by adding some water.
    • Now in the same kadai. Add in ¼ cup of oil and fry onion vadams in it. Remove them to a plate.
    • Now in the oil, add in shallots and fry them for a min.
    • Add in the ground masala and cook for a min.
    • Then add in tamarind pulp and some water and mix well. Season with salt and sugar. Mix well.
    • Add the fried onion vadam in.
    • Cover and simmer for 20 to 25 mins till oil separates and everthing is well cooked.
    • Serve over rice.
    Nutrition Facts
    Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 g)
    Calories 100 Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8g12%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Trans Fat 0.03g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 5g
    Sodium 6mg0%
    Potassium 163mg5%
    Carbohydrates 8g3%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 327IU7%
    Vitamin C 49mg59%
    Calcium 13mg1%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Vengaya Kuzhambu Step by Step

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    Take all your ingredients

     

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    Roasting Ingredients

     

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    Add all of them in a kadai with a tsp of oil

     

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    roast them in slow flame till golden

     

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    add them to blender

     

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    puree them

     

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    Hat oil in a kadai

     

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    add in onion vadam and fry

     

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    remove them to a plate

     

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    in the same oil add in a good amount of shallots

     

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    saute them for a min

     

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    add the puree masala

     

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    saute them for a min

     

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    add in tamarind juice

     

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    add some more water, mix them well

     

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    add in salt, i am using sea salt

     

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    add the fried onion vadam

     

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    add a tsp of sugar

     

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    mix well

     

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    cover and simmer

     

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    cook till oil separates

     

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    serve
     
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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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    1. preethi Prasad

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      what is onion vadam.??

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    2. Anonymous

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      need street chat recipe, which green peas and cornflour mixed kurma added to poori+onion

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    3. Aarthi

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      @preethi PrasadOnion vadam is a dried dal and onion fritters, which we fry just like a papad

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    4. Anonymous

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      can onion vadam be optional

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    5. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYes it can be optional

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    6. Anonymous

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      From whr we get this onion vadam?

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousu can get it in any indian shop.

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    8. Angel

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      Thanks for the recipe... Tried it and it came out really well.

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    9. Saraswathi sara

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      Hi..How did u get that color in the last pic. Did u add something or its the natural color?

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      • Aarthi

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        it is natural colour that comes from the chilli powder

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    10. Shree Pappu

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      chilli powder uh....itsnot given under the ingrediants list

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