Poondu Kuzhambu (Garlic Kuzhambu)
Garlic is a powerful natural Anti-Biotic. It is about one fiftieth powerful as Pencillin and it also has anti-viral and anti-fungal benefits.
Try this tasty poondu kuzhambu, to stay healthy.. Here goes the recipe..
Ingredients:
Small Onions - 8-10
Garlic Pods - 8-10
Tomato - 1
Green Chilli - 1
Tamarind - a lemon size ball
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp (vendhayam)
Salt - As required
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1.5 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - few
Water - 1 cup
Oil - As required
Procedure:
- Chop small onions and garlic to two pieces. Slit the green chilli. Chop tomato finely. Extract juice from tamarind.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When they splutter add onions, garlic,chilli and curry leaves.
- once onions get translucent add chopped tomato.
- Let the tomato cook well. add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Add water and let the kuzhambu boil.. simmer the flame after that and switch it off once the kuzhambu gets thickened.
- Add jaggery at-last and serve it hot with rice.
- Adjust the spice according to your taste..
