SHALLOTS GARLIC VATHAL KUZHAMBU

Vathal kuzhambu is a traditional south Indian brahmin recipe made mainly with sundakkai vathal or other vathal along with shallots and garlic and its can be had with steamed rice and sutta appalam. This is so tasty and easy to make. Today i made it only with small onion and garlic. It can be made with vegetables like brinjal,drumstick,lady's finger etc..

Lets look at the steps for making this kuzhambu.

Preparation Time:10 mints|Cooking Time:30mints|serves:3-4

Ingredients:

Shallots - 12 nos

Garlic - 3 cloves

Tamarind Extract - 1cup

Sesame Oil - 5 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1tspn

Channa dal - 1tbspn

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tspn

Curry Leaves - few

Red Chili - 1

Salt - 1tbspn

Sambar Powder - 1tbspn

Turmeric - 1tspn

Hing - 1tspn

Jaggery - 1 tspn

Rice flour - 1 tspn

Water - as required

Directions:

1. In a kadai heat oil add the mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds . Once its pop add channa dal, curry leaves , red chili . Then add the shallots and garlic.Cook till its turns pink . Add the turmeric , sambar powder , hing and mix well.

2. Then add the tamarind extract ,salt and cook for 5 mints. Then add jaggery and the rice flour mixed in water without lumps to the kuzhambu.Cook till it becomes thick. Then turn off the stove.

Serve with hot rice and appalam.