I just fall more and more
in love with kuzhambus. The tangy ness of these tamarind based beauties speaks
to me each time I make on. This Thaalatha Kuzhaqmbhu is a traditional Brahmin
preparation made with variety of vegetables. This can be had with hot rice and Gingely
oil or ghee.
Ingredients
Tamarind a small lemon size
Turmeric powder ¼ Tsp.
Asafetida powder ½ Tsp.
Curry Leaves few
Coconut oil 2 Tbsp.
Sambhar Powder 1 Tsp.
Salt to Taste
Vegetables
Yam 1 bit
Sweet Potato 1 bit
Snake gourd 1 Bit
Carrot 1 No.
Green Banana 1 No.
Beans a little
White Pumpkin a bit
Red Pumpkin 1 bit
Eggplant 2 no.
Capsicum 1 no
Kothavarakkai a little
Fry and Powder it
Toor dhal 2 tsp.
Urdh Dhal 2 Tsp.
Channa dhal 2 Tsp.
Rice ½ Tsp.
Red chilies 5 no.
Coconut 3 Tsp.
Fry all the ingredients in
1 tsp of oil and grind it in the form of powder
For Seasoning:
Coconut oil/ Ghee 1 Tbsp.
Mustard seeds 1 Tsp.
Red chilies 3 no.
Curry leaves few
Coconut 1 tbsp.
Method:
- Soak the tamarind in hot water and extract the juice. Add turmeric powder, salt, asafetida powder and all above the vegetables. Cook the vegetables in turmeric water.
- Fry all masala ingredients in 1 tsp of oil and grind it in a powder.
- Now add the powder and sambhar powder, after the vegetables are cooked.
- Let it be in the stove till it boils.
- Now fry the all seasonings in oil and add to the kuzhambhu.
- Serve hot with hot rice ,pongal, and dosai .
- Enjoy!!
