Kara Kuzhambu

Serves-4

Kara kuzhambu is a favorite to many...Whenever I go to hotel I first taste kara kuzhambu.I just love it.I got this recipe from a website and the result was good. You can make this with or without vegetables .Let's see its preparation.

Ingredients:

• Drumstick -1 or 2
• Brinjal -4-5nos
• Onion -1 large
• Tomato -2
• Garlic pods -6 to 7 nos
• Red chilli powder -1 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Jaggery -1/4 tsp
• Tamarind -Lemon size
• Salt -To taste

To temper:

• Sesame oil -4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
• Urad dhal -1/2 tsp
• Channa dhal -1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds -1/4 tsp
• Cumin/jeera-1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves -Few

To grind:

• Coconut scrappings -1/2 cup
• Onion -1

Method:

• Grind onion and coconut to a paste.
• In a pan add oil and temper with items given under 'to temper'.
• Then add onion garlic pods and saute till onion turns transparent.Then add tomato and cook till it turns mushy.
• Add salt and turmeric powder followed by drumstick.Add water for the drumstick to get cooked.
• When drumstick is half cooked add brinjal,red chilli powder followed by tamrind extract (about 1/2 cup of tamarind extract) and cook till the raw smell of tamarind disappears.
• Then add the coconut paste and required water and let it boil.
• Finally add jaggery and mix well.
• Serve with steaming rice.

Notes:

• You can add any one of the vegetable also.
• If you want add coriander powder along with red chilli powder.
• Some add sambar powder instead of red chilli and coriander powder.
• Adjust the tamarind extract according to its sourness.