Poondu-Milagu Kuzhambu - Kuzhambu Recipes

Poondu-Milagu Kuzhambu - Kuzhambu Recipes

The worst part in life is getting running nose and sore throat together. I have been going through my own worst-est ever part in my life...  haaaatcchhu….!!!  I neva used to take medicines for my running nose... I wonder from where this word “running nose” comes from ... is dat mean ur nose is running some where??  Aahha … leave dat... This is not a post about running nose … 

So ultimately I made this kuzhambu for my sore throat and on eating it with a spoon full of ghee on top makes me to feel heaven…  I served it with vazhakkai podimas

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

5-7 shallots/ small onions

1 lemon sized tamarind/ 2tsp of thick tamarind paste

½ tsp pepper corns

5-6 garlic pods

2tsp sambar powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

Salt

 To temper

1tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp fenugreek seeds

1-2 red chilies

3-4 curry leaves

How to make it

• Grind pepper corns and garlic pods into a smooth paste.
• In a kadai heat oil and temper the items given. Fry shallots till it becomes golden brown.
• Add sambar powder,turmeric powder to it. Mix well.
• Extract the tamarind juice; dilute it by adding 1½ cups of water. Add the diluted juice and bring to boil.
• Now add the garlic-pepper paste to it. Check for salt. Simmer till the kuzhambu reaches the consistency.
• Serve hot with steamed rice; add ghee on top to enhance the flavor.

Notes:

Tempering in a separate pan and adding at the last gives extra-ordinary flavor and very good appealing for the kuzhambu.

PS

Sorry for not having the step-wise pictures in my recent posts.... will update it soon... haaaatcchuu