This yummy kuzhambu is my mom’s recipe and it is an easy no-onion, no-tomato kuzhambu.
I supplemented the kuzhambu with millets and beans-potato poriyal ( as in the pic )
Poondu Kuzhambu
Yummlicious kuzhambu made out of garlic, jeera and pepper
Ingredients
- tamrind lemon sized
- 3 tbsp kuzhambu powder
- salt
- 1 cup water
For Grind mix
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp jeera
- 1/2 tbsp peppercorns
For Tempering
- 1 tbsp oil sesame preferred
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp jeera
- 1 tsp hing
- 10-15 garlic cloves half slit
Instructions
- Soak lemon sized tamrind and extract the tamrind water.
- In a pan, add 3 tbsp of kozhambu podi ( I use my mom made one), tamrind extract, salt and 2 cup water.
- Coarsely grind 5 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp jeera and 1/2 tbsp peppercorns
- Add this mix in the pan and boil in medium flame for 5 mins,
- Meanwhile temper 2 tbsp sesame oil with 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp jeera,1 tsp hing and 10-15 garlic cloves ( I love them so I add many) and fry it until the skin of garlic gets cooked
- Add this to the boiling mix and let it boil for 10-15 mins until garlic is cooked.
- The kuzhambu thickens gradually. It is done.
Notes
- You can use the normal kozhambu podi powder.