VATHAL KUZHAMBU

 VATHAL KUZHAMBU

Ingredients

Vegetables like fresh ladies’ finger and brinjal cut into 2 inches long add little oil in a frying pan and cook the vegetables in low flame till the raw smell goes away. Keep aside.

For frying 

Tuvar dal – 2 spoons

Channa dal – 1 spoon

Red chili – 3-4 nos.

Curry leaves – 2 strings

Hing – a little

Fry all the above ingredients and make a coarse powder in mixer. Keep aside

Tamarind - lemon sized

Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon

 Method of Preparation

Soak tamarind in a cup of warm water for 10 minutes. Extract the tamarind juice. Add 1/4 tsp. turmeric and salt. Add vegetables and

Let it simmer till the gravy thickens. Add coarsely grounded powder to it and bring it to a boil.

For Seasoning

In a pan, add a tablespoon of gingelly oil, add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splatter and 2 spoons manathakkali vathal When manathakalli is fried, pour the seasonings over the cooked gravy and garnish with curry leaves. Serve with hot rice with a teaspoon of homemade ghee and roasted papad.