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Monday, June 29, 2015

Verkadalai Vatha Kuzhambu (Peanut Vatha Kuzhambu)

Verkadalai Vatha Kuzahmbu Want a kuzhambu, which can be prepared in minimum time and which tickles your taste buds too??..  I can tell you one interesting recipe.. Verkadalai Vatha Kuzhambu..

When ever i feel like eating some special kuzhambu, my first choice would always be Vatha Kuzahmbu. Just have this kuzahmbu with hot rice and Pappad..  Real treat it will be!!!

Here goes the recipe..

verkadalai vatha kuzhambu


Recipe For : 2


Preparation Time : 20 minutes


Ingredients:


Pachai Verkadalai        - 1/4 cup     (Raw Peanut)
Big Onion                     - 1  ( Medium Size)
Tomato                         - 1 (Medium Size)
Garlic Cloves                - 5 or 6
Curry Leaves                - few
Jaggery                         - 1 tsp
Tamarind                      - a lemon size ball.
Salt                               - As required
Turmeric Powder         - 1/4 tsp
Gingely Oil                   - As required


To Powder:

Coriander Seeds       - 1 tsp  (Malli)
Red Chilli                  - 2
Toor Dal                    - 1/2 tsp (Thuvaram Parupu)
Urad Dal                   - 1/2 tsp (Uluntham Parupu)
Cumin Seeds            - 1 tsp  (Seeragam)
Pepper                      - 1 tsp  (Milagu)
Fenu Greek Seeds   - 1/2 tsp (Vedhayam)
Mustard Seeds         - 1/2 tsp   (Kadugu)

Procedure:
     

  • Roast everything under 'To Powder' in oil and grind it.
  • Chop onion, garlic and tomato very fine. Extract juice from tamarind.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions ,garlic and curry leaves.
  • When the onions are translucent, add tomato.Add little water and cook both onions and tomato well.
  • After the tomato is cooked, add Peanut and tamarind extract.
  • Add salt and turmeric powder.
  • When the kuzhambu boils, reduce the flame and add the ground paste.
  • Cook in low flame until the oil separates from the kuzhambu. Switch off the flame and add Jaggery.
  • Serve it with Hot Rice..