Vatha Kulambu

[Thahaseen]

Can Anyone give me vatha kulambu receipe

[Mini]

hi,
herez a simple and tasty recipe for vathakuzhambu

ingredients
onion big 2 (chopped finely)
tamarind juice (from a small lemon sized ball)
green chillies(slit), salt according to taste
oil for seasoning
curry leaves few
mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
channa dal 1tsp
fenugreek (methi ) 1tsp
hing a little

method
1. heat oil in a pan
2. allow mustard seeds to splutter, add curry leaves, then add channa dal and finally methi. methi shud turn just brown, b careful not to burn it.
3. just as methi browns, add the chopped onions with some salt and slit chillies, fry till onion is transparent
4. add the tamarind juice to it with the rest of the salt and a little hing and let it boil till the quantity is halved

u r done.
this can b had with rice and also with chappathis

note

if u dont want to use only tamarind, u can half the quantity of tamarind, add a tomato, boil it a little and then squeeze out the juice from it.


variation
instead of big onions, u can use pearl (button) onions or even bindhi. it comes out well too.

if u normally use sambar powder, u can omit chilies and use sambar powder instead.

[Pearl]

Vatral Kuzhambu

Ingredients
Sundakkai, Manathakkali or any vegetable Vatral or you could use fresh Brinjals cut into cubes; Lady's fingers could be fried nicely & add'd to the Kuzhambu, Sambar Onions could be used; Tomatoes could be used. Tamarind a golf size ball soaked in water & the pulp extracted & kept aside; Sambar Powder 11/2 - 2 tbspn.

For Seasoning: Mustard Seeds 1/2 tspn; Methi Seeds-1/2 tsp.; Dry Red Chillies-4 de seeded & broken & kept; Channa Dhal 1 tspn.; Asafoetida Powder - a big pinch; Curry Leaves - few Oil 4-6 tbspns. Salt to taste


Method
Preparation Soak the tamarind in water & extract the pulp (juice). Add salt to taste - & keep aside. Now put a vessel on the gas add oil when hot add the channa dahal, curry leaves red chillies, mustard & methi seeds & fry till dhal is brown & the mustard seeds crackle now lower the heat add the Sambar powder & fry for 2-3 mins. do not allow to burn - a nice smell will arise now add the Tamarind water mix well & allow to bubble nicely till the required thickness has been reached - remove from fire & serve with ghee, roasted pappads & plain white rice.

Tips You could roast/broil 2 tspns of rice & powder the same mix in a little water & add to the Vatral Kuzhambu to thicken faster.

[sanravi]

Vathal kozhambu:

Ingredients :

tamarind water
vathal/any vegetable/any dhals
sambar powder
mustard seeds
asafoetida
salt
curry leaves

Preparation:

Make a thick tamarind water.
In a pan add 4 to 5 spoons of oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds,and when it splutters,add split chana dhal-1 spoon,curry leaves,asafoetida,then whatever vegetable or vathal u have add and fry it for some time,and then add sambar powder,fry so that it get mixed well with the oil, also u will get the roasted powder smell,immediately add the tamarind water.Add salt and allow it to boil for a longer time so that it becomes thick.

U can have this with rice,pongal,idli,dosa,upma etc

vetha kozhambu rice (with added ghee or gingely oil) + potato fry will be a great combination,also with vathal and it will be so good with curd rice too!!