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POONDU KUZHAMBU RECIPE | 

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Garlic curry or Poondu Kuzhambu is spicy and tangy curry prepared with handful of shallots (small onion) and garlic cooked in the tamarind extract along with other spices. This recipe is perfect with a plate of hot steamed rice and make a perfect lunch with appalam. Poondu kuzhambu is traditionally a South Indian recipe and this is also helps to treat cold and cough.  Follow my step-by-step detailed photo recipe of poondu kuzhambu. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR POONDU KUZHAMBU

Course        : Lunch

Cuisine       : South Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 15 min

Cook Time  : 25 min

Total Time  : 40 min

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tbsp sesame oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds

• pinch of hing

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/2 cup shallots

• 1/2 cup garlic

• 1 small tomato - chopped

• small sized tamarind (soak in hot water)

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 3 tsp sambar powder

• salt to taste

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PROCEDURE

• soak tamarind in hot water 

• extract the juice from tamarind and keep it aside

• heat sesame oil in a pan

• temper with mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and hing

• add springfull of curry leaves and followed by add shallots and garlic

• saute well until the shallots turns transparent

• add chopped tomatoes and cook well until it turns mushy

• add tamarind juice, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

• add 1 cup water and mix well

• cover and cook in low medium flame for 20 minutes

• cook the kuzhambu until the oil starts to separate from the curry

• once poondu kuzhambu is ready, switch off the flame

• serve hot with steamed rice or idli and dosa

• taste delicious

NOTES

• adjust spice level according to your taste
• use shallots for better taste
• if you dont find shallots replace with regular onions

POONDU KUZHAMBU WITH STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

soak tamarind in water and extract the juice

heat sesame oil in a pan, temper with mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves

add shallots and garlic

saute well until it turns transparent

add chopped tomato

cook well until it turns mushy

add tamarind juice, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

add 1 cup water and mix well

cover and cook in low medium flame for 20 minutes or until the oil starts to separate from the curry

garlic kuzhambu is ready

serve hot with steamed rice, dosa and idli

GARLIC KUZHAMBU