Vathakulambu
by nithyavaidya
17 Jul 2001
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Vathakulambu is a South Indian style cooked vegetable preparation. The mixed vegetables are cooked in tamarind water along with grated coconut, chillies and garlic paste.
Vathakulambu recipe - How to make Vathakulambu
Preparation Time: 10 mts Cooking Time: 15 mts Total Time:
lemon sized ball of tamarind (imli)
vegetable like drumsticks (saijan ki phalli / saragavo) , onions, brinjals (baingan / eggplant), , carrot, garlic(all above vegetables can be used separately)
curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 tsp toovar (arhar) dal
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp oil
a very small piece of jaggery (gur)
1 tsp rice flour (chawal ka atta)
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp salt
Method
- First pour 1 tablespoon oil in a pan after oil is heated put mustard seeds, fenugreekseeds, tuvardal, asafoetida and fry till mustard crackles.
- It should not become black. then add onions/garlic/any vegetable.
- Then fry for sometime later on add sambar powder and fry for 2 minutes.
- Later on add tamarind water,salt,little jaggery.
- For this kulambu to become thick add riceflour .
- Later on serve this in a bowl with rice.
- Note: all vegetables execept garlic and onion has to be boiled after frying mustard,fenugreek, curryleaves, asafoetida and tuvardal
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