Puli kulambu

If u r a few extra pounds person,i am sure u have a mom who cooks the best and feeds u extra…I am still roaming around with my extra pounds,cos of my mom..Needless to say,as many knows she cooks so quickly and pamper the place like anything,i need another blog to post her recipes..But I never tried to be on her shoes..She gives distinct taste to every dish…My most favourite dish she makes is Puli kulambu..She serves me with potato podimas and parupu thovayal..for which i cud die for…

Yeah..If anyone asks me which is the last food i wud like to eat,it wud be this meal…I swear..Everyone in my family knows hw i am crazy abt puli kulambu,I had it every day when i was pregnant..Pls try and enjoy..

Ingredients

Small Onions-10

Garlic-12 cloves

Tomato-1, chopped

Coriander powder -3 tsps

Chilli powder -1 tsp

Tamarind -lemon size

Turmeric powder-half tsp

Sesame oil-4 tbsp

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Urad dal -1 tsp

Curry leaves -10

Salt to taste

Method

1.Fry the mustard seeds, urad dal, onions, tomato and garlic in sesame oil

2.Add the coriander powder and stir well

3.Soak Tamarind in water (around 2 cups), save the juice and add it

4.Add Chilli powder, turmeric and salt, bring it to boil

5.When oil oozes out, switch off the flame

You can save this kulumbu for a week

For vatha kulmabu ,Add any (sun dried) vegetable vathal while frying the onions like sundaikai or kothavarangai vathal

For Pathiya Kulambu,do not add the chilli powder ,instead add a tsp of pepper and sukku (dry ginger) powder

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