Vatha Kuzhambu | Kalyana Vatha Kuzhambu Recipe
Vatha Kuzhambu is a very traditional recipe in any Tamil Brahmin Kitchen. Vatha Kuzhambu has the balanced mix of tangy, spice and sweetness. Serve the delicious Vatha Kuzhambu with hot steaming rice along with a teaspoon of sesame oil or ghee and enjoy the traditional Kuzhambu.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 150kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 Lemon Size Tamarind
- 2 tablespoon Sundakkai vathal We can also use Manathakali Vathal
- 1 teaspoon Grated Jaggery
- 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust As Needed
- 3 teaspoon Sesame Oil (for frying Vathal)
For Grinding
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 6 Red Chili
- 2 tablespoon Urad Dal
- 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
- Few Curry leaves
For Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- Few Curry leaves
Instructions
Preparation
- Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice
- Pour 3 teaspoon of oil in the pan and add the sundakai vathal (or manathakkali vathal). Fry the vathal in medium flame till it becomes dark brown. Take the fried vathal aside.
Making of the Spice Paste
- Pour a teaspoon of oil in the pan. Fry the pepper, red chillies, urdhal, curryleaves and hing and grind it into a paste in a mixer. Set aside this spice paste
Start with Tempering
- Pour a teaspoon of oil in the pan and add the mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds begins to sputter, add the cumin seeds, and hing and fry till it becomes light brown color.
Making the Kuzhambu
- Add the tamarind extract along with salt and allow it to boil till the raw smell of tamarind goes off.
- Now add ground paste to the kuzhambu. Allow it to boil for 10 minutes. Adjust the consistency with water if needed. The urad dal makes the kuzhambu thicker so add water to adjust the consistency.
- Add jaggery and give a mix. Switch off the flame.
- Now the delicious vathakuzambu is ready to serve with hot rice and Fried/sutta Appalam.
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Notes
- Adjust red chilies as per your spice level
- Jaggery is optional. But it will bring out a nice balance of tangy and spice taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g