Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu | Garlic Pepper Curry
Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu is very flavourful with the combination of garlic, pepper and curry leaves. It goes well with white rice and also as an accompaniment to tiffin varieties like Pongal.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 92kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lemon Tamarind Size
- ½ cup Garlic
- Salt To taste
- 1 tablespoon Grated Jaggery
For Grinding
- Red Chili 4-5
- 1.5 tablespoon Peppercorns
- 2 teaspoon Whole Urad Dal
- 2 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- 2 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
- Curry Leaves Few
- Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing) a Pinch
- 1 teaspoon Oil
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- Curry Leaves Few
- 1 Red Chili
Instructions
Soaking Tamarind
- Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the juice and keep it aside
Frying Grinding Ingredients
- Heat oil in a pan. Add all the grinding ingredients mentioned above and fry till the dal turns light brown.
Grinding Process
- Cool and Grind all the fried ingredients to a smooth paste and set it aside
Tempering Process
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add broken red chili and curry leaves. Now add the peeled garlic to the pan and saute the garlic in oil in low-medium flame for 2 mins
Cook Kuzhambu
- Add tamarind juice along with salt and boil in medium flame for 5 mins to get rid of the raw smell of tamarind juice
- After 5 mins, add the spice paste and mix well. Keep flame in low and cook for 10 mins. If the kuzhambu becomes very thick, add water to adjust the consistency.
Final Touch
- Add Jaggery and stir once and keep the kuzhambu for another 2 mins before switching off the flame
Serving Time
- Serve the spicy and healthy Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu with hot steaming rice along with a teaspoon of ghee or oil and tasted papad and enjoy this perfect healthy meal!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 9g