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Pepper Kuzhambu (milagu kuzhambu)

August 18, 2009 by PadhuSankar 29 Comments

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Pepper Kuzhambu-Milagu Kuzhambu is a very tasty and healthy South Indian Kuzhambu prepared with whole black pepper, tamarind and garlic. It can be made with or without garlic. As I have added garlic, curry leaves and whole black pepper, it has lot of health benefits also. Today we will learn how to prepare milagu kulambu following this easy recipe with video.

If you are looking for more Kuzhambu recipes, check Instant Mor Kuzhambu, Instant curry leaves kulambu,  Kerala Ulli Theeyal, Mushroom Kuzhambu, the most popular Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu and more Kuzhambu Varieties.

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Milagu Kuzhambu-Pepper Kulambu

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Milagu Kuzhambu-Pepper Kulambu
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Milagu Kuzhambu-Pepper Kulambu
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Pepper Kuzhambu is a very tasty and healthy South Indian Kuzhambu prepared with whole black pepper, tamarind and garlic. This is very easy to make and needs very less ingredients.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: South Indian
Servings: 4 persons
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 20 grams Tamarind (one small lemon sized ball ) Old tamarind preferable
  • 40 grams Garlic (1 pod of garlic)
  • Curry leaves (Fistful)
  • 1 pinch Turmeric powder
  • Salt needed
For Grinding
  • 2 tsp Whole black pepper
  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp Tur Dal
  • 2 Red Chillies
  • 1/2 tsp Raw Rice
  • 2 cloves Garlic
For the Seasoning
  • 3 tbsp Gingelly oil (nallennai)
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida/hing
  • 1 Red chilli
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
How to make Milagu Kuzhambu
Preparations
  1. Fry the above ingredients mentioned under 'For Grinding' in a tsp of sesame seed oil and turn off the heat. Add a fistful of curry leaves and saute in the heat of the pan. Once it cools, grind it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.

  2. Peel 1 pod of garlic and keep it aside.

  3. Soak tamarind in warm water and extract thick tamarind juice. Discard the pulp.

Method
  1. Heat 3 tbsp of gingelly oil/ sesame seed oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing, red chilli, peeled garlic, curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.

  2. Add the tamarind extract, salt needed, a pinch of turmeric powder and the ground paste and bring it to boil.

  3. When it boils, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the kuzhambu thickens and leaves oil.

  4. Milagu Kulambu is ready. Serve with hot steamed rice and a vegetable curry.

Recipe Notes

Storage Tips -  This pepper kulambu stay good for a week in the refrigerator.

Watch the Video of Making Pepper Kulambu-Milagu Kuzhambu

 

Preparation

Fry the above ingredients mentioned under ‘For Grinding‘  in a tsp of sesame seed oil (whole black pepper – 2 tsp, coriander seeds – 2 tsp, tur dal – 1 tsp, red chillies – 2, raw rice – 1/4 tsp and 2 cloves garlic). Turn off the heat.  Add a fistful of curry leaves and saute in the heat of the pan. Once it cools, grind it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.

Peel 1 pod of garlic and keep it aside.

Soak tamarind in warm water and extract thick tamarind juice. Discard the pulp.

Method

Heat 3 tbsp of gingelly oil/ sesame seed oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing, red chilli, peeled garlic, curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.

Add the tamarind extract, salt needed, a pinch of turmeric powder and the ground paste and bring it to boil.

When it boils, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the kuzhambu thickens and leaves oil.

Once it thickens, turn off the heat. Serve with hot steamed rice and a vegetable curry.

Note– This pepper kulambu can be refrigerated for a week.

Pepper kuzhambu-Milagu kulambu

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  1. Lakshmi

    September 22, 2010 at 6:25 am

    i love dropping by your blog….the dishes look delectable so much so that even when i dont feel like going to the kitchen, i am tempted to try out for my family

    Reply
  2. Shankar

    December 8, 2012 at 3:58 am

    Hi

    I like the way u make it interesting…when i read ur recipe it just makes me so anxious to try it….lovely motivator

    thanx

    Reply
  3. Saranya Elangovan

    July 31, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Hi,

    What can be the best side dish for this peppar kuzhambhu?

    Reply
    • swathi

      February 14, 2016 at 8:03 am

      Keerai kootu and katrikai poriyal

      Reply
  4. srividya rangarajan

    August 23, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Appalam and Paruppu podi goes well with this

    Reply
  5. reva

    October 1, 2013 at 4:22 am

    i want non garlic version

    Reply
    • Unknown

      August 26, 2017 at 3:29 am

      For non garlic version, avoid just garlic. Other ingredients are as they're.

      Reply
  6. vandhana ramkumar

    February 7, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    I found this blog very informative and i am happy to view this blog since it gives me hope to try new dishes..thanks padhu for ur innovative thinking of creating this website.

    Reply
  7. Priya

    September 27, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Hey Padhu,

    You are awesome. I have been struggling to cook but now i am able to cook a lots of varieties and my family loves it. I make my food planner for the week from your menus, shop accordingly and stick to it.By this i save a lot of time and loads of appreciation as the menu has different varieties.Keep up the good work.Let god bless you and your family
    Regards
    Priya Athma

    Reply
  8. barani uma

    August 19, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    Mam i preparf rava idli with ur recipieg.simply superb. Thank u

    Reply
  9. Vishnu Priya

    November 17, 2015 at 3:31 am

    Hi padhu I'm great fan of u and tried most of your dishes.thanks of being my guide in cooking.

    Reply
  10. Anuradha N.S.

    December 2, 2015 at 4:05 am

    Padhu
    U r dong a great service by this and I could cook with great confidence whatever is asked by my teen son.
    Thank u so much and all the best for adding many many.

    Reply
  11. Soundharya Arvind

    April 18, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Hi Padhu Mam, Ur dishes are awesome and I love the way u prepare it traditionally without missing a sinfonia ingredient in each dish. If I follow ur recipes I am getting the touch of my paati's food style, up can Tamil Brahmin style. Thanks for ur recipes and kudos for ur cooking style.

    Reply
  12. Unknown

    April 26, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    Hi padhu i m a great fan of your cooking style and receipes..i tried most of your dishes at my home and all my family members loved it..awesome receipes and way of explanation..god bless you

    Reply
  13. sarayu m

    August 28, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Tried this today. It was so good with hot pepper taste. Had to add some sesame oil with the rice whill eating. Really a good healthy kuzhambu.

    Reply
  14. pushpasanjay

    September 18, 2016 at 11:21 am

    I tried it is so tasty

    Reply
  15. Srivijaya Prasanna

    October 18, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    Madam your recipes have clear instructions and precise listing and measurements of the ingredients and help us to get the exact tasty and mouth watering dish that is shown and that we believe we are cooking. Kudos to the precision! Tried it and tasted amazing. Imbibes interest in cooking.

    Reply
  16. Unknown

    January 4, 2017 at 10:40 am

    I tried today… My husband likes it.. thank you

    Reply
  17. soundarya jj

    March 10, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    You are my life saver… From chutney to fried rice… Whatever it is, I duck into your page and ends up cooking a delicious dish… Tonight it's going to be milagu kuzhambu… As a newly married woman, I would thank you so much for sharing the recipes… Thanks a lot..

    Reply
  18. sharmila

    April 6, 2017 at 4:40 am

    It's an amazing recipe which I follow regularly. Thank you so much for sharing it. You make life a lot easier.

    Reply
  19. Sujatha Ravikumar

    October 2, 2017 at 2:58 am

    Good recipes, keep Going..

    Reply
  20. Upasana

    November 7, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    Thankyou so much for all d recipes m branded a pro in cooking tamil dishes…thanks to u. My husband's tamil n m assamese so ur blog is a gods send fr me. My mom in law was pleasantly surprised when i tried one of ur other recipes. Nandri miga nandri.

    Reply
  21. sushmma srikanth

    November 27, 2018 at 8:15 am

    Wonderful healthy receipe

    Reply
  22. AALAYAM THOZHUVOM

    February 26, 2019 at 3:49 am

    பூண்டு வதக்கி அரைக்க வேண்டாமா?'for grinding'ல் சேர்த்து உள்ளீர்களே?!

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 26, 2019 at 5:11 am

      I have sauteed the garlic. Kindly read the first step under preparations."Fry the above ingredients mentioned under 'for grinding' in a tsp of sesame seed oil "

      Reply
  23. Divya

    September 4, 2019 at 5:34 am

    I learnt cooking some yrs ago.. bt any doubts r clarification its your blog for me so sweet of u.. clear n neat blog for my style of recipes

    Reply
  24. Suganyabadrinarayanan

    November 3, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Excellent recipe and very much perfect for this viral season. Thanks for the same

    Reply
  25. Meghna Raguraman

    August 26, 2020 at 7:41 pm

    Hi Padhu,

    How much tamarind water should I use?

    Thanks,
    Meghna

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      August 29, 2020 at 11:04 am

      Just a small lemon sized ball. Watch my video on YouTube. You will get an idea.

      Reply

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