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Iru puli Kuzhambu Recipe

Iru puli kuzhambu is prepared using both butter milk and tamarind. Since the sourness coming from two sources, its called Iru Puli Kuzhambu.  Its a tangy gravy with a mix of spice. This goes very well with Paruppu usuli, roasted potato/vazhakkai, vazhakaai puli kootu. We can add vegetables of our choices in this kuzhambu.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kuzhambu
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixer Grinder

Ingredients

Vegetables (of your choice)

  • 2 nos Ladysfinger
  • 1 no Drumstick
  • 1 no Potato
  • 5 small cubes Ash gourd (Kumbalanga / Poosanikkai)

Other Ingredients

  • 1 Gooseberry Size Tamarind
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • ½ Cup ButterMilk 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1½ teaspoon Salt As Needed

For Grinding

  • 1 teaspoon Raw Rice
  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 cup Grated Coconut
  • 8 nos Red Chili
  • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds

For Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves

Instructions

  • Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice and keep it aside.
  • Soak 1 teaspoon of raw rice in water for about 10-15 mins.
  • Chop the vegetables in bigger sizes, wash it and keep it aside. Heat the oil in the pan and add red chilli and fenugreek seeds and fry till the fenugreek seeds becomes red color.
  • Remove the Redchilli, Fenugreet seeds from flame and add it to mixer along with grated coconut and soaked rice.
  • Grind all these ingredients to a fine paste.
  • Heat oil in separate pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds begins to sputter add curry leaves.
  • Add mixed veggies to the pan and stir-fry for a min.
  • Add water and allow the vegetables to cook.
  • When the vegetables especially the drumsticks are cooked (drumstick take long time to cook on the tamarind water, hence we need to cook the drumstick before adding the tamarind water), add the tamarind extract and salt and allow the mixture to boil to to avoid raw smell of tamarind.
  • Finally add the ground spice to the kuzhambu and give a good stir. Allow the kuzhambu to boil for 2 mins.
  • Then, add the butter milk and mix it well and when the mixture starts to boil remove from flame
  • The mouth-watering iru puli kuzhambu is ready to serve

Video

Notes

  1. Do not add more buttermilk, already we are adding tamarind so we need to add just needed other wise the kuzhambu will be more tangy
  2. Add the buttermilk only at the end, otherwise it will become crudled
  3. You can add any other veggies like Seppangkizhangu (Tara root), raw banana, carrot etc.,

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5Cup | Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g