VATHAKUZHAMBU
>> Monday, October 6, 2008
A typical traditional south indian dish which vary according to the addition of veg. Mostly made with Drumstick or round shallots.Try it out & will work out very well.
Ingredients
Manathakali vathal - 2 tbsp (Solanum nigrum)
Tamarind- small lemon size( soaked)
Mustard seed- 1 tsp
Splitted channa dal- 1tsp
Fenugreek seed- 1tsp
Asofadita- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
Oil- 2 tbsp( sesame oil)
Sambar powder- 3 tsp
Red chilli powder- 2 ea
Rice flour- 2 tsp(optional)
Method
Soak the tamarind, and squeeze to make about 2 to 3 cups of juice.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, splitted channa dal, fenugreek seed, curry leaves , manathakali vathal(dried variety of small tomatoes) and saute few seconds.
Add redchilli, sambar powder to cook until the raw flavour is extracted.
Add tamarind water & salt and boil until the mix is reduced by half.
Add a small amount of rice flour by diluting it with little water & add to finish kuzhambu.
Serve hot with rice. Will go very well with Pappad.
20 comments:
This is one of my faves,a little rice with this and appalam and I will be happy :)
vathakuzhambu is something that I(and my family members) can have everyday. Tastes best when made with onions.. yummy!
You used manathakkali! I like it a lot... but never made it. Haven't checked if my Indian grocery store carries it.
Looks great and nice.
Never heard of those so called berries.....it was interesting to see
love the tanginess of manathakkali..
looks great. lovely recipe.
I've never had this, but it looks amazing, I love the color!
All I need to hear was drumsticks :)
yum yum yum mouth watering thanks for the recipe priya
priya it looks very yummy,its my hubby's favourtie..one.it will be nice to eat with rice
this is my fav item..my granny taught me ....looks tempting pic
All that I need for a satisfying meal is this with some curd rice. I've posted my version with home made chundakka vathal.
I have never heard about this dish, but looks really drooling
Manathakkali vathakuzhambu and sutta appalam is one of my favorite.
drooling...looks great.
perfect picture..this is how the kozhambhu made my mom will look! i luv it so much with aloo! yummy!
Wow wat a delicious kuzhambhu, love them with hot rice n papads..my fav one..
Hi I've been reading ur blog for quite some time now.Liked all ur recipes.Vatha kuzhambu is an all time fav.so after reading ur blog I made it today after a long time.came out good :) BTW am a friend of Mahima and I came to ur blog thru her.
Beautiful vathakuzhambu, Great one
I make it like this too.. a favorite for sure.
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