This recipe I learnt from my in-laws home. They are Aruppukottai native so my mom in law often cook those dishes which are popular in those areas. Its quite an easy curry which can be done quickly. If you don't have any vegetables in your home at present, but you are in a situation to prepare some curry instantly and quickly, you can very well prefer this recipe which does not need any special spices or veggies for this, just with the available spices at your home you can prepare this curry. Let's see how to prepare...
Ingredients:
- Garlic - 10 pods
- Fenugreek seeds / Methi - few
- Tamarind pulp - 2 tbsp
- Jaggery - 2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Coconut grated - 1 tbsp
- Roasted Gram / Pottukadalai - 1 to 2 tsp
- Small Onion Chopped - 1 to 2 tbsp
- Sambar Powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Gingelly Oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt as per taste
- Coriander leaves for Garnishing
Be ready with the Ingredients. Soak the Tamarind in hot water for some time and extract pulp from it. Or you can use Tamarind Paste too. Cut the Garlic in to small pieces as shown in the below pic.
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Take a heavy bottomed pan add gingelly oil, methi, fry it for just 1 sec and immediately add onion, garlic, curry leaves and saute it till it becomes light brown.
Add Tamarind pulp, sambar and turmeric powder stir well, add some water and let it boil for few minutes. Close the lid for cooking.
Meanwhile grind the coconut and roasted gram to a fine paste. Add it to the pan along with salt and cook in medium flame for about 5 mins. Add jaggery and cook it for few minutes. Finally Garnish with coriander leaves.
Now we have prepared tasty Poondu Puli Kuzhambu quickly and can have it with Rice for lunch ...
Notes:
- Home made Sambar powder is preferable
- Do not add more coconut and roasted gram, as the taste may differ. Roasted gram is just for thickening the curry.
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