Pongal kuzhambu recipe Mixed vegetable kulambu Preparation

Pongal kuzhambu recipe

Pongal kuzhambu recipe Mixed vegetable kulambu is a pongal day side dish. It is specially prepared during pongal festival day. Here is the recipe for Pongal kuzhambu preparation. 

Vegetables needed for pongal kuzhambu recipe Preparation 

Yellow pumpkin, Carrot, Beans, Broad Beans (avarakkai), Sweet potato, and Plantain

Cooked toor dal – 1 cup

Chopped vegetables – 1 cup

Turmeric powder –  1/4tsp

Tamarind juice - – 1/2cup

Curry leaves – little

Oil and salt as required

Powdering ingredients

Red chillies

Coriander seed  – 1tsp

Grated coconut – table spoon

Kadaali paruppu – 1tsp

How to Prepare Pongal kuzhambu Mixed Vegetable kulambu

Boil the vegetables by adding salt and turmeric powder.

Dry fry the powdering ingredients and powder it nicely.

Then add the tamarind juice and ground powder with the cooked vegetables.

The raw smell of tamarind goes off; now add the cooked and mashed dal.

Let to boil for ten minutes. Add 2 tomatoes as per your taste.

Pongal kulambu recipe is ready to taste.

This is the best pongal side dish kuzhambu

Prepare ven pongal with raw rice, salt and milk.

Eat ven pongal with pongal kuzhambu recipe and enjoy pongal festival 2013

Poondu Karuveppilai Kuzhambu Recipe Tamil Chettinad Style Curry Menu

Poondu Karuveppilai kuzhambu

Poondu Karuveppilai kuzhambu recipe Tamil chettinad Style curry Menu  is a iron rich healthy recipe.   The main Karuveppilai uses are rich in vitamin and minerals especially iron which is very important for blood. Usually people remove the curry leaves while eating any food so the idea of Karuveppilai kuzhambu in Tamil nadu is best method to take complete iron content of the leaves. Karuveppilai kulambu recipe is prepared with the combination of curry leaves paste and garlic.

Karuveppilai kuzhambu menu famous in Tamil nadu

karuveppilai kuzhambu curry

Karuveppilai Podi

Karuveppilai sadam

Karuveppilai chutney

Karuveppilai Juice

Ingredients for Chettinad Karuveppilai Kulambu

Curry leaves – 4 bunches

Poondu  (garlic) -  20 cloves

Tomato – 150gm

Tamarind – lemon sized

Onion – 150 gm

Chilli powder – 2 tsp

Coriander powder – 3 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Ginger garlic paste – 1tsp

Green chillies – 2

Dried chillies – 1

Mustard – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Oil and salt – as per taste

Poondu Karuveppilai kuzhambu Recipe Preparation 

Fry the curry leaves and grind by adding little water,

Grind the tomato separately and extract the juice from tamarind,

Take a pan,  add oil and fry the mustard, curry leaves (whole leaves) onion, red chillies, ginger garlic paste and whole garlic,

Fry the ingredients into golden brown, then add the tomato paste, then curry leaves ground paste.

Add 100ml water, chilli power, coriander, turmeric power, salt and green chillies.

Now extract the tamarind juice by adding 100ml of water and mix with the boiling gravy,

Let to boil for tne to fifteen minutes until the raw small goes. karuveppilai kuzhambu recipe is ready to taste.

Karuveppilai poondu kulambu recipe is the side dish for idli, dosa, idiyappam and pongal.

Stuffed Oil Brinjal Kuzhambu Recipe Kathirikai Kulambu

Stuffed Oil Brinjal Kuzhambu Recipe Kathirikai Kulambu Tamil Style

This is the most delicious Stuffed Oil brinjal kuzhambu Recipe. There different varieties of brinjal kulambu recipes are prepared by using Kathirikai. People usually dislike brinjal without knowing the taste of it. The best 5 varieties of Brinjal kuzhambu prepared in Tamil nadu hotels are  

1.   Brinjal vathal kuzhambu recipe

2.   Brinjal kara kuzhambu recipe

3.   Brinjal puli kuzhambu recipe

4.   Masala or Stuffed brinjal kuzhambu

5.   Ennai kathirikkai  Oil brinjal kuzhambu

Stuffed Oil Brinjal Kuzhambu Recipe Ingredients

Small violet Brinjal- 1/2 kg

Onion -1

Tomato -1

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Garam Masala – 1/4tsp

Coriander and Curry leaves -  little

Tamarind - Lemon sizeed

Sugar – 1/2 (optional)

Salt - as required

Fry, Grinding ingredients

Onion - 5

Coriander seeds -2 tbsp

Ginger Garlic paste – 1tsp

Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

Pepper – 1/2tsp

Fenugreek – 1/2tsp

Red chillies - 5

Mustard – 1/2tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Peanut - 2 tbsp

Grated coconut - 2 tbs

Cashew -4

Sautéing Ingredients

Sesame oil – 100ml

Mustard – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1tsp

Curry leaves – little

Stuffed Oil Brinjal Kuzhambu Recipe Prepration

Fry the given grinding ingredients by adding little oil. Do not over fry

Then grind the friend ingredients by adding salt and little water.

Then add the onion and tomato, grind nicely like a paste.

Wash the brinjal and cut like one edge open and one closed

Stuff the ground masala in to the opened brinjal and close it.

Take a pan, add oil,  ginger garlic paste, garamn masala and add the sautéing ingredients one by one.

Now add the stuffed brinjal and fry it for ten minutes.

Then add the remaining masala with tamarind juce, add salt if necessary.

Close the lit and cook for 15 – 20 minutes in medium flame.

Very tasty Stuffed Oil brinjal kuzhambu Recipe is ready to taste.

Chettinad Kuzhambu Milagai Thool Tamil Nadu Preparation

Chettinad Kuzhambu Milagai Thool Tamil Nadu 

Chettinad Kuzhambu milagai thool recipe Tamil nadu preparation is a very important ingredient in Tamil sambar preparation.  Kuzhambu milagai thool recipe is also called sambar powder. Chettinad vatha kuzhambu podi and Kuzhambu Milagai Thool are very popular.  Usually people in other parts of India use chilli powder instead of sambar powder so comparatively you can not get the original taste. Here I have given the simple recipe for the preparation of Chettinad Kuzhambu Milagai Thool preparation.

Kuzhambu milagai thool Ingredients

Red chilli – 500gm

Coriander seeds – 500gm

Pepper – 100gm

Fenugreek seeds – 2tsp

Urad dal – 2tsp

Toor dal – 250gm

Bengal gram (Kadalai paruppu) – 250gm

Turmeric – small stem

Curry leaves – a bunch

Asafotida solid- 10gm

How to prepare Chettinad Kuzhambu milagai thool recipe

• Dry fry all the ingredients, except chilli and coriander seeds,
• The ingredients should be fried separately one by one,
• Then finally fry the chilly by adding 1tsp of oil, stir continuously,
• Fry coriander seeds by adding little oil.
• Now grind the ingredients, less quantity can be grind in the mixer grinder,
•  If it is higher, grind in the grinding machine.
• Kulambu milagai thool recipe is ready, prepare sambar by using this Chettinad Kuzhambu milagai thool for idli, dosa or rice. 

Make Chettiand Kathirikai Karamani Kuzhambu Tamil Recipe

 Chettiand kathirikai karamani kuzhambu Tamil Recipe

Kathirikai and karamani is the best combination for the preparation of puli kulambu. You can easily make Chettiand kathirikai karamani kuzhambu Tamil Recipe at home which resembles the hotel taste. Kathirikai karamani kulambu is also called kathirikai karamani curry.

Other delicious side dishes prepared in the combination of Kathirikai and karamani are

kathirikai karamani kootu

kathirikai karamani poriyal

kathirikai karamani avail

kathirikai karamani masala

Chettiand Karamani Kuzhambu Ingredients 

Tender Kathirikai - 4

Karamani - 1 cup

Grated coconut – 1 cup

Tamarind - lemon size

Tomatoes -2

Sambar powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Sambar Onion - 10

Curry Tree - a little

Salt - 2 tbsp or required

How to Prepare Karamani Kuzhambu Tamil Recipe

1. Soak the Karamani for about three hours and pressure cook it by adding little salt.
2. Prepare tamarind juice by adding little water and keep it aside
3. Take a pan add little oil and fry the poppy seeds and coconut coconut. Grind it and make a paste.
4. Cut the brinjal and put in salt water, chop the onion and tomatoes
5. Take a pan add little oil, and sauté with muatrad, cumin and curry leaves.
6. Then add the onion, tomatoes and chopped kathirikai fry until it becomes golden.
7. Now add the sambar powder, turmeric powder, a cup of water and tamarind juice.
8. Add salt and let it to boil for some time, and then add the ground masala and cooked Karamani.
9. Mix well and the lid. Cook for about 10 minutes in medium flame.
10.   Karamani kuzhambu Tamil Style side is ready to taste.

Note :  While preparing Kathirikai karamani kootu or kathirikai karamani poriyal add little water and cook until it becomes dry. For Kathirikai karamani curry same ingredients and preparation but make like gravy form. 

Vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without Coconut Chettinad South Indian Preparation

Vendakkai puli kuzhambu Tamil Style

This is the Preparation of Vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without coconut Chettinad South Indian Kulambu. Puli kulambu is prepared as a side dish for rice. It is one of the tasty Tamil nadu kulambu varieties.   

Ingredients required for Vendakkai puli kuzhambu South Indian style  

Vendakkai Ladies finger – 250gm

Onion - ½ cup

Curry leaves - little

Garlic - 5 pal

Tomato chopped – 1

 Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder- 1 tsp

Tamarind Juice - 1/4 cup

Salt – as per Taste

Asafetida – little

Mustard – 1tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1tsp

Oil – as per taste

How to Prepare Vendakkai puli Kulambu      

This is vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without coconut, this is very special in kuzhambu prepration.

1.   Wash and cut Vendakkai in small circles, add little oil and fry in sim flame for 5 to 10 min.

2.   Takea pan and add little more oil, sauté mustard, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, asafetida and garlic.

3.   When garlic changed into golden brown, add onion and chopped tomatoes.  

4.   Then add the fried ladies finger, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.

5.   Mix together and let to boil for some time, when it becomes gravy consistency, switch off the stove.

6.   Chettinad vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe is ready to taste, This is the best side dish for paruppu sadam and white rice.  

7.   vendakkai puli kulambu with coconut ( 1tsp poppy seeds + ¼ cup coconut =grind and make a paste)

Note: if you want to prepare vendakkai puli kuzhambu Tamil style with coconut add 3tsp coconut paste or ¼ cup coconut milk.  

Tamil Kathirikai Kootu Recipe | Bangalore Brinjal Kootu

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe is prepared in Tamil Nadu as one of the side dish in Chapati. Bangalore Kathirikai (Brinjal) is very soft and delicious. If you prepared this  bangalore kathirikai kootu recipe you never forget the taste of the recipe. The preparation is very simple.

 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe Type 1

Brinjal Kootu Recipe Ingredients:

Brinjal - 1

Green gram dal

Grtated coconut 2 tsp

 

How to prepare masala for Kathirikai Kootu recipe

Urad dal – 1/2

Pepper - 4

Coriander seeds – 1/4tsp

Red dry chillies – 2

Asafetida - little

Dry fry the given ingredients and grind nicely by adding coconut.

 

Sautéing ingredients

Oil – as required

Urad dal  1tsp

Mustard – 1tsp

 

How to Prepare Kathirikai Kootu Recipe

Boil the green gram dal by adding half cup of water and little salt.

If the dal is cooked half, then add the brinjal.

Boil until brinjal cook nicely, add water if necessary.

Then add the ground bangalore kathirikai kootu masala.

Let to boil until the raw smell of the masal goes.

Sauté with mustard and urad dal, mix with the cooked Kathirikai Kootu.    

Brinjal kootu recipe is ready to taste.

 

Note: if the veg kootu is too watery add little rice flour.

 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe Type 2

In this type instead of type 1 masala you just grind and add type2 masala

Type 2 Kathirikai Kootu Masala ingredients

Cumin seeds – 1tsp

Dry red chillies - 2

Grated coconut – 3tsp

 

Note : you can prepare this vegetable kootu by using other vegetables also.

 

 

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Tamil Style Meen Kulambu

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe 

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Tamil Style preparation is very tasty . the preparation method slightly differs from the normal Tamil Nadu recipe prepration. Try this Chettinad fish kulambu Tamil style. Instead of using ready made masala you can prepare at home by adding cumin seeds, coriander seeds, piece of coconut, poppy seeds and pepper.   

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Ingredients

Fish pieces - 500 g

Onion - 25 gm

Garlic - 5 or 6

Fish masala- 3 tablespoons

Salt - 2 tsp

Tamarind - 25 gm

Fenugreek - 1 tsp

Chilli powder- ½ tsp

Curry leaves  - required

Oil - 2 tablespoon

How to Prepare Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe

• Chettinad meen kulambu is very popular follow the mentioned steps to get the exact delicious taste of Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Tamil taste.
• Clean and finely chop the onion, garlic and curry leaves
• Take the cleaned fish pieces and add little salt and chilli powder. Mix well and keep it aside.
• Take a pan and add some oil, fry onion and garlic into golden brown,
• Then add the fenugreek powder and fish masala, mix well in low flame,
• Then add tamarind juice. Let the mixture to boil for some time,
• Add little salt and add the fish pieces, switch off the stove for a single boil.

Chettinad Tomato Kuzhambu Recipe | Prepare Easy Idli Side Dish

Chettinad Tomato Kuzhambu Recipe

Chettinad Tomato kuzhambu Recipe is the best side dish for Idli and dosa. It is very spicy and tasty. This recipe is in hotel taste and it is very easy to prepare at home. Chettinad Tomato kulambu is my favorite idli side dish and I am very happy to share this Tamil nadu recipe with you.

Chettinad Easy Tomato Kuzhambu Ingredients

Sambar Onion – 1 cup

Tomato - 4 (chopped)

Curry leaves – little

Red Chillies - 3

Anise - 1 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

Cinnamon  - 2 small pieces

Cumin  seed- 1 tsp

Pepper - 4 or 5

Coconut - 2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Oil – little

How to prepare Tomato kuzhambu in Chettinadu style

• Take a pan and add half tsp of oil, fry the red chillies. Remove it and keep it aside
• In the same oil fry the ¼ cup onion, anise, Poppy seeds, Cinnamon and curry leaves.
• Then remove the pan from heat, add pepper, coriander powder and coconut.
• Fry this in the same heat and keep aside, then add little more oil and fry the chopped tomatoes.
• Let it to cool and grind the Chettinad Tomato kuzhambu Recipe masala ingredients.
• Finally add the fried tomatoes for grinding (2 round is enough after adding tomatoes).
• Pour 1tsp of oil in a pan and fry mustard, curry leaves, onion and garlic .
• Now add ground masala tomato mix with the fried ingredients in the pan.
• Let it to boil for some time until the raw smell goes off.  Chettinad Tomato kuzhambu is ready to taste.
• You can taste this Tomato kuzhambu for idli, dosa and even it tastes good with rice.
• Note:  This is also called Chettinad Tomato curry (add more oil and prepare in gravy form)
• You can also prepare Tomato mor kuzhambu (Tomato more kuzhambu) in the same style of Chettinad mor kulambu but add more tomatoes.

Kathirikai Kulambu Recipe in Tamil Style

Kathirikai Kulambu Recipe

Kathirikai Kulambu Recipe is the most commonly prepared south Indian Kuzhambu. Kathirikai with dal preparation is called samabr and Kathirikai with tamarind and masala is called  Kathirikai puli Kuzhambu. The most common variety other than sambar is  ennai kathirikai kulambu recipe and kathirikai arachuvitta kuzhambu.

Kathirikai Kulambu Recipe Ingredients

Tender Kathirikai  (eggplant )- ¼  kg

Small onion - 200 gm

Coconut - half portion

Poppy seeds – 1tsp Spoon

Dry red chillies - 8

Garlic - 4

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - half tsp

Tamarind - large lemon sized

Curry leaves - little

Sugar - little

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Salt - as required

Oil - 4 tsp

How to prepare Kathirikai Kuzhambu

• Cut kathirikai into four divisions (one end cut, one end closed), put in water
• Grant the coconut and extract juice from tamarind. Chop onion in to pieces.
• Take a pan, pour oil and add chillies, cumin seeds, and onion fry in sim flame
• Switch off the stove and add coriander powder, poppy seeds and coconut in the hot pan.
• Then grind the fried masala ingredients nicely by adding required water.
• Stuff the ground kathirikai kuzhambu masala inside the brinjal (kathirikai)
• Mix the remaining masala with tamarind juice and keep aside.
• Take the frying pan, add oil, and put the sautéing ingredients like mustard, garlic and curry leaves.
• Then add the masala stuffed kathirikai (egg plant) fry for some time and add the masala mixed tamarind juice.
• Add salt, sugar and turmeric powder. Let it to boil for some time, when it reaches the gravy consistancey switch off the stove
• The very tasty Kathirikai Kuzhambu recipe is ready to taste. best combination for rice recipe.     

  

Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe Authentic Style Kulambu Preparation

Prepare Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu in Hotel Style

Chettinad chicken kuzhambu Recipe is the spicy kozhi kulambu. The taste of this recipe is something special and mouth watering. In many palces Chettinad hotels are preparing this spicy masala kuzhambu recipe. Here I have given the recipe for the preparation of authentic chettinad chicken kuzhambu recipe. The other most popular non veg dish in chettinadu is chettinad chicken curry kulambu.

Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg

Onion - 2

Tomato - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – requited

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Curry leaves - little

Spicy Chettinad chicken kulambu masala Ingredients

Small onions – Peeled 1 cup

 Coriander – 3  tsp

Red Chilli - 10

Pepper - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Anise - 2 tsp

Poppy seeds  - 1 tsp

Curry leaves – little

Cinnamon -  1 piece

Cloves - 6

How to Make Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe Authentic Style

• This is chettinad chicken kulambu without coconut recipe.
• Clean and chop onion and tomatoes in length wise. Fry and grind the small onion
• Fry the masala ingredients without adding oil and grind like a nice paste.
• Pressure cook the chopped chicken pieces by adding little oil and keep aside
• Take a pan, pour little oil and add the curry leaves ginger garlic paste, onion and tomatoes one by one.
• Then add the ground onion and prepared chettinad chicken kuzhambu masla.
• Fry this medium until the raw smell goes off and add the cooked chicken.
• Add little more salt and a cup of water. Let it to boil for some time.
• Finally add coconut milk, let to boil for five minutes and remove from the falme
• Delicious chettinad chicken kuzhambu Recipe is ready to taste
• Note: I have not added grated coconut in masala if you want you can prepare chettinad chicken kulambu with coconut.

Chettinad Kathirikai Kara Kuzhambu Tamil Style Recipe

Chettinad kathirikai kara kuzhambu Recipe

Chettinad kara kuzhambu recipe is very famous in all over Tamil Nadu. Different types of vegetables are used to prepare this kara kuzhambu. Here I have stated the exact method for the preparation of Kara kuzhambu chettinad style.

The most famous and my favorite kara kulambu recipes are

1.   Chettinad kathirikai kara kuzhambu recipe

2.    Chettinad poondu kara kuzhambu recipe

 

Chettinad kathirikai kara kuzhambu Ingredients

Tender Brinjal ( Kathirikai) -  6

Tamarind – lemon sized

Chopped Onion – 1 cup

Garlic – 5

Fenugreek seeds - 1tsp

Jeera – 1tsp

Pepper – 1tsp

Chilli powder – 2tsp

Curry leaves as required

Mustard – 1tsp

Oil as per taste

Salt as required

Coconut - 3tsp

 

How to make chettinad kara kuzhambu Recipe

Take a pan and fry jeera, pepper and coconut by adding little oil.

Grind the fried ingredients nicely without adding water.

Add warm water and extract juice from tamarind.

Cut the brinjal and put in the water to avoid sour taste.

Take a pan and add oil, then add the mustard and fenugreek seed.

Add curry leaves, garlic and small onion fry well until onion becomes golden brown.

Then add the brinjal, fry well oil until it becomes brown.

Add the ground ingredients, chilli powder, salt and tamarind juice.

Let it to boil for some time, the delicious chettinad kara kuzhambu recipe is ready to taste.

For exact preparation watch chettinad kara kuzhambu recipe video in you tube.

 

Note: you can prepare this recipe like gravy by adding more kathirikai and this is called chettinad kara kuzhambu curry. This is the best side dish for rice and dosa.

 

Kathirikai Sadam Recipe Brinjal Rice Easy Preparation

Kathirikai Sadam Recipe

Kathirikai sadam Brinjal rice is very simple and delicious. You can prepare this for guests who arrive suddenly without any planning.  Preparation time is just 15 minutes. Some people don’t like the taste of brinjal but the taste of brinjal rice is exceptional for them.  Share your comments and new ideas about this Kathirikai sadam recipe (Brinjal rice recipe) with us in comment section.

 

Kathirikai Sadam Brinjal Rice Ingredients

Cooked rice – 1 cup

Kathirikai (tender) chopped – 4

Mustard – 1tsp

Curry leaves

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil – as per taste

Salt – As required

 

Brinjal rice Masala ingredients and preparation

You can also use Readymade MTR Vangibath masala

Urad dal 1/2tsp

Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp

Kadalai paruppu – 1/2tsp

Curry leaves – 1 stem

Jeera and pepper – 1tsp

Dry fry and grind the ingredients

 

How to make Kathirikai saddam

Take a pan and add oil, heat it and then add mustard, curry leaves.

Then add the chopped brinjal, fry for some time in sim flame

When it becomes golden brown add the chilli powder and ground masala.

Now add the cooked rice and salt with the fried brinjal.

Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves.

Brinjal rice or Kathirikai sadham is ready to taste 

 

Note: The coocked rice should be non sticky (like lemon rice) for the preparation of Kathirikai satham.