Description
Kathrikai Murungakai Kara Kuzhambhu
This is a soupy gravy made mainly with tamrind pulp, little thicker than stew, very popular item in Tamil nadu served with rice. Same gravy with slight moderation is called pulusu in Andhra.
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 2 nos | Onions |
| 1 no | Tomato |
| 3 clove | Garlic |
| 2 nos | Brinjal (cut into small pieces and store in cold water) |
| 1 no | Drumstick (or 5 frozen pieces) |
| 1 no | Green chilli |
| ½ tsp | Mustard |
| ½ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 5 nos | Curry leaves |
| ¼ tsp | Asafoetida |
| 1 tsp | Red chilli powder |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| 3 tsp | Dhania powder |
| ½ tsp | Cumin powder |
| 3 tbsp | Oil |
| 3 tsp | Tamrind juice (or thick store bought pulp 1/4 tsp) |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| 1 pinch | Sugar |
Instructions
Heat oil in a kadai ( Wok) , splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves along with asafoetida powder, then saute diced onions, chopped brinjal, drumsticks and garlic for a few minutes and cook tomatoes along them until tender.
Now add all the dry ingredients like turmeric powder, chilli powder, dhania powder, cumin powder, sugar and salt with tamring pulp diluted with 2 cups of water. Let it simmer until the oil seperates from gravy, now add fresh curry leaves.
Serve with steamed rice, any vegetable curry and appalam/varthal.
6 Comments
I tried this today.. If you want to thicken a bit, You can dilute 1 or 1 1/2 tsp of rice flour and add to the gravy. It thickens too.. Mullai the recipe is wonderful and tasty.
Thanks
Jaya
Shan, Thickening of the kolambu can be done with an extra spoon of Dhania powder. If we are adding coconut, one could grind it along with 1/4 spoon of fennel seeds to give a nice flavour.
Deepa
Hi Mullai
I am doing this for our lunch today and already tried once. I love this kulambu. Like any restaurant(Today’s spl), we used to have “Mullai Special” daily. You are doing such a great job!!!
Mercy
mullai, don't want to add any coconut paste to thickening the gravy…orelse it will be like watery na ?
Hi..
I believe drumstick is left off in the instructions. Should it be added along with Brinjal?
Ajitha, thanks !!! its fixed now.