Vatha Kulambu | Vatha Kuzhambu

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Vatha Kulambu | Vatha Kuzhambu

Ingredients

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Instructions

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Step 1

In a bowl take 1 lemon sized tamarind ball or 1 tablespoon tightly packed tamarind. Preferably use aged and dark tamarind.

Step 2

Add 1 cup hot water. Cover and soak tamarind for 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 3

Squeeze the tamarind and extract the tamarind pulp in the water. Keep tamarind pulp aside.

Step 4

Heat 3 tablespoons sesame oil (gingelly oil) in a pan. Keep flame to a low and add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds.

Step 5

Let the mustard seeds crackle.

Step 6

Keep the flame to a low and then add ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds, 1 to 2 dry red chilies, 8 to 10 curry leaves and 1 pinch asafoetida (hing).

Step 7

Fry and stir till the red chilies change color.

Step 8

Keeping the flame to a low, now add 3 tablespoons manathakkali vathal (sun dried black nightshade).

Step 9

Stirring continuously, fry for some seconds till the color of manathakkali changes. Make sure you do not burn them.

Step 10

Now switch off the flame and add 1.5 to 2 tablespoons sambar powder.

Step 11

Fry for 1 minute switching off the flame. You can even fry at a low flame. But do make sure that the sambar powder does not get burnt.

Step 12

Add the tamarind pulp and 2 cups water. give a stir.

Step 13

Add salt as per taste. mix well and let this vatha kuzhambu come to a boil on medium-low flame for about 25 to 30 minutes.

Step 14

Continue to simmer till the curry or gravy thickens slightly. You will see some oil specks on the top.

Step 15

Then add 1 teaspoon rice flour. Adding rice flour is optional and can be skipped.

Step 16

Add ½ teaspoon jaggery. Adding jaggery is also optional.

Step 17

Mix well and continue to simmer vatha kulambu for 4 to 5 minutes more. After you switch off the flame you should clearly see a layer of oil after allowing the kuzhambu to rest for 1 to 2 minutes. Check the taste and add more salt if required.

Step 18

Serve vatha kuzhambu with steamed rice.

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