Spicy Chettinad Garlic(Poondu) Kuzhambu
Spicy Chettinad Garlic(Poondu) Kuzhambu is a spicy as well as authentic dish. The tasty dish, cooked in Chettinad style goes well with hot rice as a side dish. Garlic is nutritious and increases immunity thereby protecting us from common illness. ‘Include garlic in your daily menu’ is the perfect saying. Sharing a simplified version of Spicy Chettinad Garlic(Poondu) Kuzhambu, well illustrated in simple sentences. Chopped garlic pieces and onion are cooked in a spicy tamarind mixture. The spiciness and flavor of Kuzhambu can be adjusted as per our requirements. Enjoy Spicy Chettinad Garlic(Poondu) Kuzhambu with loved ones.
Ingredients
- 20 cloves Garlic
- 6 nos Shallots/Small onions halved, Kunjulli
- 1/2 cup Tomato finely chopped
- Tamarind lemon sized ball
- Turmeric powder A pinch
- 1/4 tsp Chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Sambar powder
- Asafoetida A pinch, Kaayam /Hing
- 1.5 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tbsp Jaggery powder optional, Sharkkara
- Salt As reqd
- Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds Uluva
- 1 no Red chilliey broken
- 1 spring Curry leaves
- Roast and grind to fine paste with a little water
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
- 1/2 tsp Pepper corns
- 3 nos Perl onion
- 1 no Red Chillies
- 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
- Curry leaves A few
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 cup Tomato
Instructions
- Cut the tomatoes to small pieces and keep it aside.
- Roast and then grind cumin seeds, pepper corns, perl onions, coriander seeds, curry leaves, garlic cloves and tomato with a little water to a fine paste. Keep it aside.
- Heat 1 1/2 tbsp of oil in a kadai and splutter the mustard seeds.
- Toss in the fenugreek seeds, red chilly and curry leaves. 7)Now add the chopped onion and chopped garlic. Saute till the onion turns lightly brown.
- Add the chopped tomato and saute till the raw smell goes.
- Then add the ground paste and whole remaining garlic. Allow it to boil till the raw smell goes.
- Cook in low flame till the gravy becomes thick.
- Spicy chettinad garlic(poondu) kuzhambu is ready.
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