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Easy Curry Leaves Kuzhambu-Quick Karuveppilai Kulambu Recipe

April 21, 2015 by PadhuSankar 4 Comments

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Curry leaves known as Karuveppilai in Tamil and Kadi patta in Hindi has many medicinal properties. It is commonly used in Indian cooking to enhance the taste of the dish and for flavoring. It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. Including curry leave in our diet helps to lower cholesterol, improves digestion, increases our hemoglobin levels and helps keep anemia at bay. Curry leaves is a rich source of vitamin A, iron and calcium. It helps prevent hair fall and premature greying of hair. Apart from including curry leaves in our diet, curry leaves oil (hair oil) can help to stop hair fall and prevent premature greying of hair. We can include curry leaves in our diet in the form of  curry leaves chutney, curry leaves thogayal, karuveppilai podi, thokku, kuzhambu etc. I have already posted curry leaves kuzhambu but this is a much simpler version, which I learn’t from my friend. Today we will learn how to make curry leaves kuzhambu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

 

Easy Curry Leaves Kuzhambu- Karuveppilai Kulambu

Watch the video of making Quick Curry Leaves Kuzhambu

Quick Karuveppilai Kulambu
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients needed

Curry leaves – 1 cup tightly packed
Pearl onions – 10-12
Ripe tomatoes – 2
Tamarind – small marble sized ball (very less)
Salt needed

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder – 2 tsp

For the seasoning

Sesame seed oil – 2 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Preparation 

Peel and cut small onion (pearl onions) into 2 pieces.

Grind tomatoes to a paste.

Wash and grind curry leaves to a paste adding very less water.

Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes and extract the juice (around 3/4-1 cup). Alternatively, you can dilute 3/4 tsp tamarind paste in water and use it.

Now we have the curry leaves paste, tomato paste and tamarind water ready. We will proceed to make the kuzhambu.

Method

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add onions and saute until it turns transparent.

Karuveppilai Kulambu Recipe

Add curry leaves paste and saute until the rawness of the paste goes.

Add tomato paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt needed.

South Indian style Karuveppilai Kuzhambu

Cook on medium heat until the raw flavor of the tomato goes.

How to make curry leaves kuzhambu

Add tamarind water and cook until the kulambu thickens and oozes out oil.

Quick Karuveppilai Kulambu

Easy Curry leaves kuzhambu is ready to be served with rice or dosa.

Check out my another version of Curry leaves kuzhambu 

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Easy Curry Leaves Kuzhambu- Karuveppilai Kulambu
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This is a quicker and easy version of the traditional karuveppilai kuzhambu. It tastes very delicious and goes well with rice, ven pongal, dosa etc.

Course: Kuzhambu Recipes, Main Course
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: Easy Curry leaves Kuzhambu, Quick Karuveppilai Kulambu
Servings: 4 persons
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 1 cup Curry leaves tightly packed
  • 12 Pearl onions
  • 2 Ripe tomatoes
  • Tamarind small marble sized ball (very less)
  • Salt needed
Spice Powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder
For the seasoning
  • 2-3 tbsp Sesame seed oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
Instructions
Preparation
  1. Peel and cut small onion (pearl onions) into 2 pieces.

  2. Grind tomatoes to a paste.

  3. Wash and grind curry leaves to a paste adding very less water.

  4. Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes and extract the juice (around 3/4-1 cup). Alternatively, you can dilute 3/4 tsp tamarind paste in water and use it.

  5. Now we have the curry leaves paste, tomato paste and tamarind water ready. We will proceed to make the kuzhambu.

Method
  1. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add onions and saute until it turns transparent.

  2. Add curry leaves paste and saute until the rawness of the paste goes.

  3. Add tomato paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt needed.

  4. Cook on medium heat until the raw flavor of the tomato goes.

  5. Add tamarind water and cook until the kulambu thickens and oozes out oil.

  6. Easy Curry leaves kuzhambu is ready to be served with rice or dosa.

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  1. Ms.Chitchat

    April 22, 2015 at 3:02 am

    Mmmmm, yum yum, this weekend menu in my kitchen :):)

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  2. Gnanaprakash

    June 17, 2020 at 9:21 am

    Padhu Madam, I am just a blind follower of your recipes. Each and every recipe tastes authentic. While cooking, all I do is that just to follow your recipe instructions. They come out so tastily that I have become an expert cook. Cooking is an Art and God has gifted its skills in you. Simply GREAT…
    God bless you. Long Live Padhu…

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    • PadhuSankar

      June 17, 2020 at 11:16 am

      Reading this makes me very happy. Thank you so much. Glad you found Padhuskitchen useful.

      Reply
  3. Indirasambamurth

    May 20, 2021 at 5:15 am

    I tried this variation of vatha kuzhambhu.tastes yummy.thank you Padhu.I follow your recipes all are perfect and tasty.

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