If you are wondering why there is a recipe post in my book review blog and may think I am shifting my focus here. But no, these recipes are my favourite from my kitchen. I had a maid for 3 years and cooking was not my cup of tea. I solely depended on my cook or my mother or food delivery sites because I don’t like to cook( Not proud). On the contrary, my mom cooks too good and all her recipes will be finger-licking good. But last month my cook got sick and paused from her work. It was so unfortunate and I have two hungry mouths to feed. So there started my cooking journey and my husband appreciates my cooking (God knows if it’s real or he is motivating me) Nevertheless I am happy to cook and as of now everything is well.
I will be adding all the interesting recipes I come across and hope it will be useful for you.
This Sundakkai Vathal Kulambu/ Dried Turkey Berry Curry was a recipe from my mom, she makes only the curry sans the Sundakkai Vathal. I used her same recipe and added this Vathal along. My husband loves all types of Vathal kulambu or Puli kulambu and he said this was finger-licking good.
Vatha Kulambu is a tamarind based curry served with rice and my mom likes to eat with millets idly too. A very quick curry to make and except for peeling pearl onions and garlic, we don’t want to spend time in the kitchen very long.
I served this vathal kulambu with cabbage kootu/ cabbage curry along with coconut.
Let’s jump to the recipe
Sundakkai Vathal Kulambu/ Dried Turkey Berry Curry
- 1/4 cup Sundakkai Vathal/ Dried Turkey Berry
- small lemon size Tamarind
- 15-20 Small Onion
- 10-15 Garlic pods
- 3-4 tbsp Sambar powder
- 1 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tsp powdered jaggery
- 1 cup water
- To taste Salt
To Temper
- 4 tbsp Gingelly oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Jeera
- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 1-2 Dry red chillies
- 1 tsp Asafoetida
- Small Spring Curry leaves
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Peel garlic and small onions. Soak tamarind in water for 15 mins. If you want the tamarind to soak quickly add warm water to the tamarind.
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Take a small pan and add some gingelly oil. Once its hot add the Vathal and fry it till dark brown. Keep aside
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Take a clay pot/Kadai add gingelly oil. Add ingredients under to temper. Once they are spluttered well add small onions and after a minute add garlic pods.
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Once onion and garlic get sauteed well, add sambar powder and give it a mix. Add tamarind water and let it come to a boil.
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The mixture comes to a nice boil and oil will start to separate. Add rice flour mixed with water now. This paste will help the curry to be thick.
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Once you the oil starts to seperate, add the fried Vathal and jaggery powder to the curry. simmer it for 5mins and switch it off.
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Serve with hot rice and any dal based or potato podimas as side dish
Notes:
- Gingelly oil is preferred for this recipe. If you don’t have use coconut oil or sunflower oil
- Use any vathal or vegetables for making this kulambu
- Be generous with the oil and it can be refrigerated for 3-4 days
- Add chilly powder if you feel your sambar powder is not spicy
- I added Thalipu vengaya vadagam the other day and used the same recipe. It was so good.
Enjoy this tangy curry with hot rice.
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