Poondu Kuzhambu is a flavorful, spicy and tasty kuzhambu made using tamarind base with spices along with Poondu (Garlic), onion and tomato. This is for Garlic lovers. This goes very well with white rice and also as an accompaniment to Idli / Dosa and Pongal
Poondu Kuzhambu, a spicy and tasty kuzhambu which is very good with hot steaming rice with a spoon of sesame oil. This poondu kuzhambu is also a great accompaniment for Idli, Othappam and Pongal. Very simple to concoct and great dish for spice and garlic lovers.
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Poondu Kuzhambu | Garlic Kuzhambu | Poondu Kara Kuzhambu
Course: Accompaniment, Kuzhambu
Cuisine: Indian Recipes, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings: 4people
Calories: 85kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Poondu Kuzhambu is a flavorful, spicy and tasty kuzhambu made using tamarind base with spices along with Poondu (Garlic), onion and tomato. This is for Garlic lovers. This goes very well with white rice and also as an accompaniment to Idli / Dosa and Pongal
2tspRed Chili Powderadjust basedon your spice level
1tspPepper Powder
For Tempering
1tbspGingelly Oilpreferably, other cooking oils can also be used.
1tspMustard seeds
1tspToor Dal (Pigeon pea)
½tspFenugreek seeds
fewCurry leaves
1nosRed Chili(optional)
Instructions
Preparation
Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice. (If you are using tamarind paste, then you can skip this step)
Peel the garlic skin and if they are big, chop them into two.
Finely chop the Onions and Tomatoes.
Start with Tempering
Once we are ready with all ingredients, heat a pan with oil. Add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add thur dal, fenugeek seeds, broken red chilli and fry till the thur dal changes its colour to golden brown colour. Then add curry leaves and stir fry for a second
Then, add chopped onions and garlic along with a pinch of salt and saute them till the onions becomes transparent. Then add chopped tomatoes and saute them till they get completely cooked and becomes mushy
Making of the Kuzhambu
Add tamarind extract and salt and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to get rid off raw smell of tamarind juice.
Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder and coriander powder and mix well and keep the flame low and allow the kuzhambu to boil for another 10 minutes.
Finally we would get a sightly thick consistency of kuzhambu and we can remove kuzhambu from flame
Yummy and spicy Poondu Kuzhambu is now ready to serve with hot steaming rice or Idli / Dosa / Pongal as an accompaniment!
Notes
If you are using tamarind paste, then add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water to make this kuzhambu. Adjust water based on the consistency of the kuzhambu
Instead of chili powder, you can also add Sambar Powder
Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Poondu Kuzhambu | Garlic Kuzhambu | Poondu Kara Kuzhambu
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 85Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:
Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice.
Finely chop the onions, tomatoes. Peel the garlic skin and if they are big, chop them into two. Once we are ready with all ingredients, heat a pan with oil. Add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add thur dal, fenugeek seeds, broken red chilli and fry till the thur dal changes its colour to golden brown colour. Then add curry leaves and stir fry for a second
Next, add chopped onions and garlic along with a pinch of salt and saute them till the onions becomes transparent. Then add chopped tomatoes and saute them till they get completely cooked and becomes mushy
Add tamarind extract and salt and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to get rid off raw smell of tamarind juice. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder and coriander powder and mix well and keep the flame low and allow the kuzhambu to boil for another 10 minutes. Finally we would get a sightly thick consistency of kuzhambu and we can remove kuzhambu from flame
Our yummy and spicy Poondu Kuzhambu is now ready to serve with hot steaming rice or yummy Oothappam!
1. How long tamarind needs to be soaked before extracting and 2. How much water needs to be added to extract 1 small lemon size tamarind (because each time consistency gets messed up due to excess water)
1. You may need to soak for atleast 10 minutes. If the tamarind is hard and dry then soak it in hot water. 2. You can soak it in about 50 ml of water. After extracting the juice, if you feel that there are juices still to be extracted from tamarind, then you can add another 50 ml and extract the remaining juice.
when should we put garlic? not written about it
Hi, Please refer step 3. I did mention about adding Garlic along with Onion. Thanks.
1. How long tamarind needs to be soaked before extracting and
2. How much water needs to be added to extract 1 small lemon size tamarind (because each time consistency gets messed up due to excess water)
1. You may need to soak for atleast 10 minutes. If the tamarind is hard and dry then soak it in hot water.
2. You can soak it in about 50 ml of water. After extracting the juice, if you feel that there are juices still to be extracted from tamarind, then you can add another 50 ml and extract the remaining juice.
Really very tasty! Thank you for the recipe.
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Hi, tried this poondu kulambhu today i.e. 9.5.2021 and it was really delicious… yummy yummy.. thank yu for the recipe
So so glad to know Parvatha 😊 Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏