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Mochai Kulambu-Mochai Kathirikkai Kara Kulambu

January 22, 2011 by PadhuSankar 36 Comments

I got this recipe from my neighbour long time back. Since we all loved this Kara kuzhambu very much, it started making frequent appearance on our dining table. Since mochai (field beans) is in season now, I have prepared this kulambu using mochai kottai but you can replace it with double beans or red beans or butter beans. Today we will learn how to make Brinjal Mochai Kulambu-Kathirikkai Mochai Kara kuzhambu following this very easy recipe.

Brinjal Mochai Kulambu-Kathirikkai Mochai Kara kuzhambu

Brinjal Mochai Kulambu-Kathirikkai Mochai Kara kuzhambu


Brinjal Kara kuzhambu

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 3-4
 Recipe Category: Kuzhambu-Brinjal-Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Tamarind- small lemon sized ball
   Onion -1 chopped
   Baby onion /Pearl onion -1/2 cup
   Garlic – 12 cloves
   Mochai (field beans) -1/2 cup fresh ones
   Tomato -1
   Brinjal – 1
   Salt needed

   Spice Powder

   Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp
   Chilli Powder -2 tsp
   Coriander powder – 1 tbsp

   For the Masala Paste

   Fennel seeds (sombu)-1 1/2 tsp
   Cumin Seeds/jeera – 1 tsp
   Grated Coconut -1/3 cup
   Poppy seeds (Khus khus-kasa kasa) – 3 tsp
   Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 3 tbsp ( Sesame seed oil preferable)
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Hing/Asafoetida – a generous pinch
   Fenugreek seeds (vendhayam)- 1/2 tsp
   Red chilli -3
   Curry leaves – 2 sprigs

kara kulambu, beans poriyal and brown rice-Lunch menu
Brown rice with Kara kuzhambu and beans curry /poriyal

Preparation

Pressure cook field beans (mochai) with a little salt till soft. Keep it aside.

Heat a tsp of oil and fry cumin seeds, fennel seeds, khus khus and cinnamon separately.Fry coconut also separately until light golden brown. Grind all the ingredients together to a smooth paste and keep it aside. This is our kulambu masala paste.

Soak tamarind in about 2 3/4 cups of hot water and extract it juice.Discard the pulp.

Cut brinjal lengthwise and keep it in a cup of water until use. This is done to prevent discoloration.

Method


1.Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, fenugreek seeds, red chilli, curry leaves, onion (chopped) and baby onions. Saute until onions turns pink.

2.Add garlic, saute for some more minutes.

3.Now add cooked mochai, brinjal (after draining  the water) and tomato. Fry for 4-5 minutes and then add tamarind water.

4.When it starts boiling, add ground kulambu masala paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and needed salt.

5.Cook until oil separates and the gravy reaches a saucy consistency.

Note- If using dried beans,soak it for 8 hours or overnight and pressure cook the beans.

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Comments

  1. coolblogger

    January 24, 2011 at 4:55 am

    Recipe looks tempting. my hubby loves this dish
    http://meandmythinkingcap.blogspot.com/2011/01/songs-plagiarism.html

    Reply
  2. Priya

    January 24, 2011 at 5:00 am

    Omg, am just drooling here, my all time favourite gravy..

    Reply
  3. Saras

    January 24, 2011 at 6:37 am

    This gravy is all time favourite to my members & myself, Cant control my taste buds, going to make for tomorrows lunch..

    Reply
  4. Aruna Manikandan

    January 24, 2011 at 6:43 am

    looks perfect and delicious dear 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sangeetha Nambi

    January 24, 2011 at 7:06 am

    I love this mochai kuzhambu.. Thx for posting this recipe.

    Reply
  6. Reshmi

    January 24, 2011 at 7:14 am

    i m a fan of tamilian cuisine..

    Reply
  7. jeyashrisuresh

    January 24, 2011 at 7:26 am

    i learnt a similar recipe from my sister.. looks yummy.

    Reply
  8. Umm Mymoonah

    January 24, 2011 at 8:18 am

    Wow! Looks very delicious, just feel like having that plate of food.

    Reply
  9. sanjeeta kk

    January 24, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Love this spicy and delicious curry!

    Lite Bite

    Reply
  10. Hamaree Rasoi

    January 24, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Though never tried this gravy but it certainly looks delicious…

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  11. Suja Sugathan

    January 24, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Looks so perfect and delicious..spicy gravy

    Reply
  12. Archana

    January 24, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Never tried this way looks delicious!

    Reply
  13. Faith

    January 24, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I love curry so much and I can't get enough recipes. Thanks for sharing this beautiful dish with us. It really looks great and I like how rich it is.

    Have a great week ahead.

    Reply
  14. Rachu

    January 24, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    tht steel plate, rice, kozhambu and beans… aaaah awesome….Great blog.. and glad to follow you

    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  15. Kairali sisters

    January 24, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    Never heard about this before but looks like a new side dish for rice..Great curry Padhu…

    Reply
  16. kanthi

    January 24, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    New recipe to me,but looks very tasty,spicy…

    Reply
  17. S.Menaga

    January 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    ஆஹா இந்த‌ குழம்பை சுட்ட அப்பளத்துடன் சாப்பிட செம ருசி…

    Reply
  18. Swathi

    January 24, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    Simple delicious curry. Love it.

    Reply
  19. Soumya

    January 25, 2011 at 3:31 am

    yummy and comforting kulambu…nice one

    Reply
  20. Balakrishna Saraswathy

    January 25, 2011 at 5:18 am

    A must for Pongal in my home-town and urs looks so delicious dear..will try ur version:)

    Reply
  21. PriyaVaasu

    January 25, 2011 at 8:07 am

    Naaku oorarathu!!!! Very very tempting!!!! 🙂

    Reply
  22. Vandana Rajesh

    January 26, 2011 at 5:55 am

    yummy…love the tasty tangy flavour.

    Reply
  23. Yummy Team

    January 26, 2011 at 6:29 am

    Never tasted kara kuzhambu before..Recipe sounds very tasty!! Nice pictures, Padhu..

    Reply
  24. RAKS KITCHEN

    January 26, 2011 at 8:38 am

    wow,i love this combo a lot,think its long time since I had this! Yummmy!

    Reply
  25. Ananda Rajashekar

    January 26, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    plate looks inviting 🙂

    Reply
  26. Ishrath

    October 29, 2015 at 9:57 am

    Tried this recipe today. OMG I made it spicy and tangy. It came out really well. I loved your recipe. Thanks

    Reply
  27. Sundar Mascot

    December 22, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    Made thakkalikkai koottu using your recipe and it tasted awesome……made it once again using the same paste….please suggest if we can made pavakkai pitlai and kathirikkai pitlai also using the same paste but following your instructions on all ingredients and method of making exactly as instructed by you…..Thanks in advance for your reply.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 25, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      Happy to know that you liked the green tomato kootu. Yes, you can use the same paste for making pavakkai pitlai and kathirikkai rasavangi.

      Reply
  28. Murugesh Selvaraju

    June 9, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    I have been following your blog for few months now and everything I have tried has come out absolutely delicious. As a bachelor living out of South India, you blog is just like a neighbor to whom I can call upon and cook delicious stuff. Keep up the good work Mrs Padhu.

    Reply
  29. chandini sharma

    September 13, 2017 at 7:14 am

    Super..
    Tasty..made it today…liked a lot

    Reply
  30. aishwariyaa jeganathan

    November 8, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    Looks so yummy madam…. i am a ardent follower of ur dishes… and thanks alot for the delicious dishes… and a small doubt in this recipe mam… can we add any other veggie other than brinjal as me and my hubby dont like it

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 9, 2017 at 7:29 am

      Yes, you can add.

      Reply
  31. Malini

    February 26, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Hi padhu.. can we use dried Mochai instead of the fresh ones?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      March 7, 2020 at 11:05 am

      Yes but soak it overnight.

      Reply
  32. vp

    March 8, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    I am a big fan of your blog and have been using it for years to refer recipes. Your recipes match exactly with how mom cooks back at home, so I try to visit your blog instead of calling my mom all the time for cooking doubts :))
    Thank you and keep up the great work.
    Thanks
    Padma

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      March 9, 2020 at 11:47 am

      So glad to know. Thank you.This means a lot to me.

      Reply

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