Vathal kuzhambu: Spicy Tamarind Gravy with Turkey Berry
Delicious Vathal kuzhambu: Spicy Tamarind Gravy with Turkey Berry made with dried turkey berries (sundakai vathal) and shallots.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 625kcal
Ingredients
- For Vathal Kuzhambu spice powder
- 4 Red chili Increase if you want more spicy around 2 more
- 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoon toor dal/ sambhar parippu/ spilt pigeon peas
- ½ teaspoon of cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- ¼ teaspoon urad dal/ split black gram
- 5 curry leaves
- A pinch of mustard seeds 5 to 6 seeds
- For curry
- 21 shallots/small onions peeled
- 4 tablespoon Sundakkai vathal dried turkey berry
- 2 teaspoon kadala parippu/ Bengal gram
- ¼ teaspoon mustard
- 10 curry leaves
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafetoida
- ¼ teaspoon Jaggery
- 3 tablespoon of gingerly oil
- ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- Lemon sized tamarind
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Dry roast and grind the ingredients for vathal kuzhambu masala/ spice powder: Dry Chili, pepper, cumin seeds, Coriander seeds, Toor dal, mustard seeds, Urad Dal and fenugreek seeds one by one. Keep it aside.
- Extract tamarind juice using ¼ cup warm water and set aside.
- Fry the sundakkai vathal in a 3 tablespoon of oil and set aside.
- In pan heat the 2 tablespoon oil then mustard seeds. When mustard starts splattering, add chana dal(kadalaparippu) and asafoetida.
- To this add spice powder and fry for 2 minutes.
- Then add shallots or small onions and curry leaves
- and fry for about 6-7 minutes or until it become translucent.
- Add tamarind juice along with ¼ cup water.
- Then add turmeric, Jaggery, salt and bring to boil to this add fried sundakkai (turkey berry)
- vathal cook for 4 more minutes or until gravy reach the consistency you want.
- Finally add rest of Gingerly Oil on top.
- Serve with boiled rice and applam
Notes
You can make Vathal Kuzhambu Vegetables like Pumpkin, Ladys finger, drum stick or Vathals like Manathakkali Vathal, Sundakkai Vathal, Pooshanikkai Vathal, Kothavarangai Vathal, etc
Nutrition
Calories: 625kcal | Carbohydrates: 135g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1295mg | Potassium: 2504mg | Fiber: 28g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 2347IU | Vitamin C: 602mg | Calcium: 365mg | Iron: 12mg
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