Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very traditional South Indian dish which is tasty, tangy & spicy dish.
Vengaya Kuzhambu
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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
How to Make Vengaya Kuzhambu
- 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 everything is well cooked.
- Serve over rice.
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Vengaya Kuzhambu Recipe
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.
Vengaya Kuzhambu Step by Step
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preethi Prasad
what is onion vadam.??
Anonymous
need street chat recipe, which green peas and cornflour mixed kurma added to poori+onion
Aarthi
@preethi PrasadOnion vadam is a dried dal and onion fritters, which we fry just like a papad
Anonymous
can onion vadam be optional
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes it can be optional
Anonymous
From whr we get this onion vadam?
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can get it in any indian shop.
Angel
Thanks for the recipe... Tried it and it came out really well.
Saraswathi sara
Hi..How did u get that color in the last pic. Did u add something or its the natural color?
Aarthi
it is natural colour that comes from the chilli powder
Shree Pappu
chilli powder uh....itsnot given under the ingrediants list