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Poondu Kuzhambu

Yummlicious kuzhambu made out of garlic, jeera and pepper
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: garlic, poondu
Author: Abinaya Nagarajan

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

  1. You can use the normal kozhambu podi powder.