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Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu Recipe

Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Spicy poondu kuzhambu made chettinad style taste delicious with rice.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • Oil - 3 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing - a pinch
  • Curry Leaves a handful
  • Shallots /Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
  • Garlic - 20 cloves peeled
  • Tomato - 1 large chopped finely
  • Tamarind - gooseberry size
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar - ½ tsp
  • Water as needed
  • For Roasting & Grinding:
  • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
  • Dry Red Chillies - 5 to 7
  • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tblspn
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Black Pepper - 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ½ tsp
  • Oil - 1 tsp

Instructions

  • Soak tamarind in some water for 15 mins. Squeeze and strain the pulp.
  • Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai. Add in all the roasting ingredients and saute till golden. Remove it in a blender and grind it till smooth.
  • Heat 3 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and saute for a min.
  • Add in shallots, garlic and saute for a min.
  • Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy.
  • Pour in the ground masala and salt. Cook till raw smell leaves away.
  • Pour in tamarind juice and some water if needed.
  • Bring this to a boil, cover and simmer till oil separates.
  • Now add in some sugar and mix well.
  • Serve over rice.
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