Kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy and served with rice.Menthyam is fenugreek seeds in tamil and this dish i have prepared is with brinjal.You can also use lady's finger,red pumpkin,sweet potato or any other veggie of your choice.This tastes best when mixed with hot rice topped with sesame oil.Tastes really yum with papad or vadams,chips etc along with some coconut based vegetable curry or kootu.The highlight of this dish is fenugreek seeds and the aroma it creates when added to sesame oil for frying is truly enchanting.You can also try this with dosa,idly,pongal or rice upma.Over to the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
| Tamarind | a lemon shaped ball |
| Brinjals | 3 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp |
| Tur Dal | 1 tsp |
| Methi | 1/2 tsp |
| Red Chilly | 2 |
| Sambhar Powder | 3 tsp |
| Asafoetida | a pinch |
| Sesame Oil | 3 tsp |
| Salt | to taste |
| Curry Leaves | a sprig |
| Coriander Leaves | a few |
| Rice Flour | 1 tsp |
HOW TO MAKE
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Soak the tamarind in water.Set aside the extracted juice.In a copper bottomed vessel,add sesame oil and when it gets heated add one by one mustard ,tur dal,fenugreek seeds,red chillies and asafoetida.
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Now add cut brinjals,sambhar powder,salt etc. and fry a little.Add the tamarind extract and boil for a while till raw smell goes away and then add rice flour with water which is called slurry.
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Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.Enjoy with hot rice toppled with sesame oil.
Notes
1.This gravy tastes best with sesame oil.So don't substitute it.
2.You can serve this kuzhambu with any thogayal preferabbly paruppu thogayal.
3.You could add a clove of garlic while adding the veggie.
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