This is my father's Kathirikai kara kuzhambu recipe without coconut in Bachelors style. When I was young, my father was in Mumbai for two years. He stayed in a bachelor’s room. He learnt some simple recipes from his friends and started cooking. Whenever he comes for vacation, he used to cook for us. We(me and my sis) loved our appa’s cooking more than my mom’s as we got bored of her routine food.
But now after marriage, I crave for my mom’s recipes like anything. My appa makes rasam and kara kuzhambu very well. Both are very simple recipes but tastes great. So I thought of sharing Kara kuzhambu/Puli kuzhambu recipe today. It can be done very quickly during busy mornings. It has no grinding part. So I have mentioned this as Bachelor’s recipe. It tastes spicy and hot. I followed my father’s recipe as such.
Don’t feel exhausted by seeing the ingredients list. It looks big but this recipe takes hardly 20 minutes to prepare. I used brinjal / kathirikai and whole garlic flakes. Its a simple kathirikai kara kulambu recipe. U can also try adding drumstick OR dried berries (sundakkai, manathakkali vathal) for more flavour.
I had this kuzhambu for 3 days by refrigerating it. The taste got improved day by day. This kuzhambu stays good for 3-5 days as it has no coconut. The addition of sambar powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder makes this gravy very thick. So adjust the consistency as per your liking by adding more water. Use gingely oil for nice flavour and also it helps to reduce the body heat developed by tamarind..
A tip from my father : My appa always tells me to taste the tamarind extract after adding masala powders (chilli powder , sambar powder , dhania powder ) & salt. If it tastes good, kuzhambu comes out really well. We can adjust the quantity of tamarind or chilli powder/sambar powder based on the taste. But every time I forget to do this. This time I reminded my father’s tip and followed it. May be that’s the reason , this kuzhambu tasted great.
INGREDIENTS
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HOW TO MAKE KARA KUZHAMBU - METHOD
NOTE :This Gravy/ kuzhambu should be boiled well for minimum 10 minutes in medium flame to get a good taste. Otherwise you’ll get the raw smell of powders.. Kuzhambu will thicken by itself as time passes. So add little more water , reheat and serve. Using gingely oil is a must. If you dont have gingely oil , use any cooking oil. But gingely oil gives the actual taste.
So tempting Chitra.Lookd delicious.
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stunning pictures ! when i am bored i prepare this kind of kuzhambu !
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ReplyDeletei too prepare like this sometimes,i agree with the taste.
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What a nice color kuzhambu has got..Looks super tempting..
ReplyDeletewow what a color of kuzhambu... love it very much n tempting...
ReplyDeletewonderful kuzhambu...very tempting...
ReplyDeletethe instructions are not in sync with the pictures, you lost me at when do the tomatoes go in and when do we add the tamarind mixture. It would be great if you could explain that better
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know. i have updated it :)
Deletelove karakuzhambu with appalam...yummy and tangy curry
ReplyDeleteLovely kuzhambu... Love the reddish Brown colour
ReplyDeleteThis is so quick and easy recipe.. Nice color..
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nice color..love it
ReplyDeletethis is one of my favorite. Nicely done
ReplyDeleteLipsmacking, love that bright and inviting colour of the kuzhambu.
ReplyDeleteGood one. Exactly what I was looking for . Thanks for posting this delicious recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Tries it and it came out very well.
ReplyDeleteTried this recipe and it came out very well. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank u so much sir for ur prompt feedback. I am really happy :)
DeleteVery helpful for bachelors like me.thank u very much madam.every week three times i preparing ur recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. Feeling great to read ur comment :) U made my day !
DeleteHi. Thank u very much I tried this today and it came out really well.
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DeleteSaved my day. Easy and does justice to Kara kuzhambu :-).
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ReplyDeleteI just tried this kozhambu and it has come out so tastyyyyy! Easy recipe well put. Thanks a ton
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ReplyDeleteI tried this recipe mam,came out well. Thanks alot....
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