Curry leaves is commonly used herb in South Indian cooking. We commonly remove it and throw it off or discard it from our food, though it has lot of health and medicinal properties. A wonderful way to include curry leaves in our diet is by making curry leaves powder (Karuveppilai podi) or thuvayal or by preparing Karuveppilai kulambu.Today let us learn how to make Curry leaves kuzhambu using this easy traditional Karuveppilai kuzhambu recipe.
Karuveppilai Kuzhambu-Curry Leaves Kuzhambu
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Kuzhambu
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Kuzhambu
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Tamarind – Small lemon sized ball
Garlic – 1 pod (optional)
Salt needed
Fry and Grind
Bengal gram (kadalai paruppu)- 1 tbsp
Urad dal – 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Whole Black Pepper – 1 tsp
Red chilli – 1
Curry leaves – 3/4 cup
For the Seasoning
Sesame seed oil – 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Hing/Asafoetida – a generous pinch
Fenugreek seeds -1/2 tsp
Preparation
Heat a tsp of oil, fry bengal gram, urad dal, coriander seeds, pepper and red chilli till dal turns golden brown. Switch off the flame and then add curry leaves. Toss it in the heat of the pan itself. Add little water and grind everything together to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
Soak tamarind in warm water, extract tamarind juice and discard the pulp.
Method
Heat 3 tbsp of sesame seed oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and garlic. Saute for a few minutes.
Then add tamarind water, salt required and the ground paste.
Simmer and cook until the kulambu thickens and oil oozes out.
This kuzhambu is very good for health and tastes delicious with hot rice. I love this with Ven Pongal also.
For more kulambu recipes, refer South Indian Kuzhambu recipes.
Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, till then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.com.
View Comments (23)
Wat a flavourful kuzhambu,just lvoe it..
healthy delicious kuzhambu dear :)
flavorful kulambhu,looks perfect.
Flavorful recipe...looks yum..
Yummmm...This looks super delicious!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
this is tottally new recipe thanks for sharing
quite a healthy and flavourful kuzhambhu
Simple and delicious looking recipe, just bought a curry leaf plant :)
flavorful kulambhu,looks perfect.
This looks very simple and a very delicious and nutritious dish.