Recipes
Vazhaipoo Kulambu Recipe
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 small Banana Flower
- 1 cup small onions finely chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp Sambar powder
- lemon size Tamarind
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- Mustard seeds a handful
For grinding
- 15 small onions
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 5 Red chillies
- 1 tbsp Dhania / Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp Oil
Ingredients
For grinding
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Instructions
- Clean the banana flower and keep aside. I have already posted how to clean the banana flower in a separate post.
- Soak the tamarind in enough haot water and take tamarind extract and keep aside.
- Fry the ingredients given for grinding in 1 tsp. of oil and grind to a smooth pwder when it cools down in a mixer.
- In a kadai or pan, add oil and add mustard when the oil heats up.
- When the mustard splutters, add the curry leaves and sauté for a minute.
- Now add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté till they turn brown.
- Add the tomato and cook for a minute.
- Now add the banana flower and sauté well.
- Add the ground masala paste, salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
- Now add the tamarind extract and 2 cups of water and boil till the kuzhambu thickens in low flame.
- Your healthy and tasty banana flower kuzhambu is ready to be served.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.