Sivakasi Karuvadu Kuzhambu Recipe
Recipe Source: Sivakasi Samayal Spicy and tangy dried fish curry. This karuvadu kuzhambu is mouthwatering and taste so delicious with hot rice. It is pretty easy to make as well.
Ingredients
- Tamarind - 1 small lemon size
- Shallots / Sambar Onion - 20 chopped finey
- Tomato - 1 large chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 4 slit
- Garlic - 5 cloves sliced
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tblsp
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Gingelly Oil / Nala Ennai / Sesame Oil - ½ cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Nethili Karuvadu - 2 packets
Instructions
- Wash and soak dried fish in warm water for 10 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Take tamarind in a bowl, add water and soak for 10 mins. Drain and take it in a earthernware pot.
- Add in chopped onions and all ingredients except oil and fish.
- Bring it to a boil, boil for 5 mins.
- Now add in oil and boil for 5 more mins.
- Add fish and cook till fish is cooked.
- Take it off the heat and let it stand for 1 hour for the flavour to develop.
- Serve with rice.