Amma's Puli Kuzhambu Recipe

Puli kuzhambu recipe have became a routine at home these days.. After making Ennai Kathirikkai Puli Kuzhambu that is my favourite Kuzhambu... But when amma make this along with some white rice, a simple dal, and potato puttu recipes... for me in summer hoilday iam the lover of that meals recipe.. soon i post it for you.. 

South indian as well as my village style Puli kuzhambu is simmered in a rich tangy tamarind gravy.. Serve hot with hot white rice and papadum without any sidedish... There are some more version of puli kuzhambu in my blog..

Similar Recipe, 

Milagu Vatha Kuzhambu

Karunai kuzhangu Puli Kuzhambu

Ennai Kathirikkai Puli Kuzhambu

Traditional Poondu Kuzhambu

So i hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 25 mins
Serve : 3
Recipe cuisine : South Indian

INGREDEINTS :

Turmeric powder - 1 tspn

Tamarind - small lemon or gooseberry sized

Salt to taste 

TO TEMPER :

Gingelly oil - 3 tspn

Mustard - 1 tspn

Urad dal - 1/2 tspn

Shallots / small onions - 4 (finely chopped)

Curry leaves - few

FOR GRINDING :

Coconut - 1/4 cup (grated)

Shallots / small onions - 9

Dry roast :

Red chilli - 8 nos

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Garlic clove - 1

VEGETABLES :

Lady'sfinger - 3 (cut into 1 inch size)

Brinjal - 4 (divide it into 4 equal parts)

Board beans - 4 (cut into 1 inch size)

Drumstick - 1 

Cluster Beans / Cheeni Avarakkai - 3

METHOD :

• Dry roast the spices and cool it for 5 mins.
• Now add to the blender and grind, along with that add in shallots and coconut. Again grind it into fine paste and keep aside.
• Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water and extract pulp.
• Cut all the veggies.. Keep aside.
• In a pan add in gingelly oil add in lady's finger and toss well.
• Now add in all veggies and some water..
• When it bring to boil add in a spoon of turmeric powder..
• When the veggies is half cooked add in grinded masala paste and mix well.
• Now add in tamarind water and allow to boil..
• Then add in some salt..
• Simmer the stove to float oil on the top..
• In another stove add in gingelly oil, mustard, urad dal and allow to crackle..
• Then add in chopped shallots, curry leaves and toss it till golden brown..
• Now pour it to the kuzhambu and mix well. 
• Yummy puli kuzhambu is ready to serve..
• Enjopy with white rice and papadam..

PICTORIAL :

 Prepare your veggies

 Take dry items

 Roast them lightly

 Now it's done allow to cool

Grind them in a blender

 Now take coconut and shallots

 Add to the blender and grind

 To form a smooth paste

 Heat a pan with gingelly oil

Add lady's finger and toss

 Add in all veggies

 Some water

 Allow to boil

 Add in turmeric powder

 Give a mix

 Then in masala 

 Now pour tamarind extract

 Give a mix

 Add in salt

Boil till the veggies is cooked

Simmer the stove

 In another pan add in mustard

 Add in shallots

 When it became light brown

 Add in curry leaves an dtoss till brown

 Pour it to the kuzhambu

 Now it's ready

 Serve hot

Enjoy..