Chetinad Urundai Kuzhambu

Description

It is popular cusine in chettinad
Ingredients-1
15 nos Shallots (small onion)
5 clove Garlic
2 nos Tomato
Tamarind (lemon size)
Salt as per taste
Ingredients-2
10 nos Red chilli
2 tsp Dry coriander seed
½ tsp Cummin
1 tsp Fennel seed
2 tsp Poppy seeds(khus khus)
2 tsp Idlirice
¼ cup Coconut (grated)
4 strands Curry leaves
Ingredients-3
1 tsp Mustard
½ tsp Fenugreek
½ tsp Fennel
2 strands Currry leaves
Ingredients-4
2 T Onion medium ( chopped)
3 nos Garlic (chopped)
½ T Coariander leaves
Ingredients-5
5 nos Red chilli
½ tsp Fennel seed
¼ tsp Cummin seed
1 cup Bengal gram
Salt as per tase
Ingredients-6
½ T Sambar powder
Oil ( as per need)

Instructions

Soak Bengal gram for 2 hours & drain it. Now grind the remaining ingredient from table 5, finally add Bengal gram and grind it again like vada batter.  Now add (from table 4) chopped onion, garlic & coriander leaves to the batter. Make a small lemon size & steam it for 5-7 minutes after it gets cool keep aside.This is kola urundai.

 

Soak tamarind, take juice & keep aside.

 Now dry roast the idli rice then add little oil, roast the remaining ingredients from table2 & grind it with coconut in paste form. Pour oil in a kadai add mustard, let it spluts; add one by one from table 3 then add vertically slited onion & garlic, saute till it becomes golden colour. Add tomato, saute it till it gets mashy. Now add tamarind juice, grinded paste, sambar pdr & salt. Let it boil well for a few minutes till raw smell goes, add the kola urundai, leave it for 2 minutes & switch off the stove. 

Notes

Here for parupu urundai i used Bengal gram only,  it can be prepared by using toor dal also.

Comments

6 responses to “Chetinad Urundai Kuzhambu”

  1. Arokia Avatar
    Arokia

    Hi Viji,
    I have never tasted paruppu urundai kuzhambu before but wanted to try it. I tried your recipe and it was a little sour. How actually the taste will be? am i doing it right?

  2. abhimuthu Avatar
    abhimuthu

    Viji,
    I tried your paruppu urundai kuzhambu and it tasted awesome. The masala smell and the taste is very good. I got the traditional taste. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    1. m.viji Avatar
      m.viji

      thax for tried my recipe & for good comments Abi. Even i too like the masal taste in this recipe..

  3. M Divya Avatar
    M Divya

    my favourite viji…….lovely pic….
    Divya Mubarak

  4. Cappuccino Avatar
    Cappuccino

    viji, tempting…Very good presentation !!! Will try soon

    Have a great day

  5. S.Priya Avatar
    S.Priya

    Wowo looking awesome Viji..pic semaiya irruku..