Recipes
Poondu Kulambu Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing a pinch
- Curry Leaves a handful
- 10 Shallots /Sambar Onion
- 20 cloves garlic
- 1 large tomato chopped finely
- Tamarind gooseberry size
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- Water as needed
For Roasting & Grinding:
- 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Malli
- 5 to 7 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Vendayam / Methi
- 1 tsp Oil
Ingredients
For Roasting & Grinding:
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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.
- Add 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.