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Kothavarangai Kara Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu Recipe

April 11, 2016 by PadhuSankar 8 Comments

Kothavarangai Kulambu (puli kulambu) is a spicy, hot and delicious South Indian Kulambu made with cluster beans. We also call it kothavarangai vathal kulambu. It tastes heavenly along with rice. Today we will learn how to make cluster beans kuzhambu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Kothavarangai Kara Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu
Kothavarangai kulambu with ladysfinger curry

Kothavarangai Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu


Kothavarangai Kara Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 25 mins 
 Serves:2-3
 Recipe Category: Side Dish-Kuzhambu
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Tamarind – 25 grams or 1 small lemon sized ball
   Pearl Onion – 10-12
   Cluster beans – 70 grams or 15 tender cluster beans
   Sambar powder – 2 tbsp

   For the seasoning

   Sesame Oil – 3 tbsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
   Hing – a generous pinch
   Curry leaves – a sprig
   Salt as needed

Ingredients needed for making cluster beans kuzhambu kept ready below.

ingredients for cluster beans kulambu

Preparation 


Peel pearl onions and cut it into half. Sting cluster beans and cut it into 2 inch pieces.

Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15-20 minutes. Extract juice, add more water and extract more juice. Discard the pulp. We need 2 cups of tamarind extract.

tamarind extract

Method


Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves.

Add pearl onion, cluster beans and saute until onions turn transparent.

how to make Kothavarangai kulambu

Add sambar powder and salt needed (I usually add 1 tbsp flat rock salt for this measurement).

Kothavarangai kulambu

Saute for 2-3 seconds and then add tamarind extract.

Kothavarangai Kara Kulambu recipe

Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat and cook on medium heat until the kulambu thickens to a saucy consistency.

Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu Recipe

Delicious and tasty cluster beans kuzhambu is ready to be served along with rice.

Note – You can make this kulambu without onion also.

Try this spicy and hot cluster beans kulambu and give me your feedback. Thank you for visiting Padhuskitchen. 

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  1. Uma Shankar

    April 12, 2016 at 3:37 am

    yummy kuzhambu!

    Reply
  2. Harun Rasheed

    April 12, 2016 at 9:34 am

    Mouth watering recipe thanks

    Reply
  3. rose

    April 12, 2016 at 11:08 pm

    Mouth watering

    Reply
  4. jennai

    February 16, 2017 at 9:54 am

    so yummy recipe i love to taste it i will try to night thanks

    Reply
  5. Sankar R

    October 31, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    Thank you for the recipe. I just cooked it for tomorrow. Hope my wife and colleagues like it. Pls pray.

    Reply
  6. Unknown

    November 23, 2018 at 4:23 am

    Mam, can we use broad beans instead of cluster beans in this recipe

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 23, 2018 at 6:47 am

      Yes, you can use broad beans also. Equally good.

      Reply
    • Unknown

      November 26, 2018 at 4:22 am

      Thank you mam

      Reply

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