Kovakkai Masala Kuzhambu Recipe –Tindora Gravy For Rice, Roti

Today’s Kovakkai masala kuzhambu / Tindora gravy for rice and roti is my long time pending recipe bookmarked from Nees kitchen. At last I tried it yesterday for our lunch. I made slight changes in the ingredients and prepared this gravy directly in my pressure cooker as I had less time to cook. So the job was done under 15 minutes. It was so easy to make and tasted great with nice peanut flavor. We all loved it with plain rice and ghee. You can enjoy with roti if you make the gravy slightly thick. The taste of this gravy reminds you Andhra style dondakaya masala. Ok friends, lets see how to make this easy and yummy kovakkai masala with step by step pictures.

Kovakkai masala recipe

Kovakkai masala recipe / Tindora gravy for rice, roti

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Tindora / Kovakkai - 25 nos Ripe tomato - 2 Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed To roast and grind Coriander seeds - 1 tsp Sesame seeds - 2 tsp Cinnamon - 1 inch Cloves - 2 Cardamom - 1 Roasted peanuts - 1/3 cup ( I used with skin) Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (optional) To temper Gingely oil – 3 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Chana dal – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – Few Green chilli – 2 Big onion – 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE KOVAKKAI MASALA

1. Wash and slit kovakkai into . Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and roast all the ingredients given under “to roast and grind”.
3. Lastly add roasted peanuts and coconut. Mix well and switch off the flame.
4. Grind the masala to a smooth paste. In a pressure cooker heat oil.
5. Splutter mustard seeds, urad, chana dal and cumin seeds. Add green chilli.
6. Add the onion and saute well. Add the slit kovakkai and toss for a minute.
7. Add gg paste and saute well. Add turmeric powder and chilli powder.
8. Saute quickly without burning the masala. Add tomato , peanut masala and cook for a minute.
9. Lastly add 1 cup of water and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
10. Open the cooker after steam is released. Garnish with coriander leaves.
11. Serve hot with rice or roti.

KOVAKKAI MASALA RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and slit the kovakkai / Ivy gourd into 4 parts till half the way.  Heat a kadai and dry roast the sesame seeds, dhania seeds, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Switch off the flame and add roasted peanuts, grated coconut. Grind to a smooth paste adding required water. Set aside. Heat oil in a cooker base and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal , chana dal and cumin seeds. Add onion and green chilli. Saute till onion become transparent. Add chopped kovakkai, saute for a minute. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for one minute. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt & mix well. Do not burn any spices. Now add chopped tomato. Cook till mushy. Then add the ground peanut masala. Mix and cook for a minute. Now add required water. I used 1 cup of water. Mix well and check for taste. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle (It takes 8 to 10 minutes). Switch off the flame and let the pressure subside. Open the cooker. You will see a layer of oil floating on top with a nice masala smell. Check the thickness of gravy. If its too watery, boil for a minute. If its too thick, add little water and mix well. Give one boil if needed. Garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy mixing with plain rice adding few drops of ghee ! You can also try with roti / chapathi if you like.

Note

Use small size kovakkai for better looks. I used bigger ones. So my gravy was not so appealing. Cinnamon and coconut are optional. Its not mentioned in the original recipe. But I used it. Adjust the quantity of green chilli and chilli powder as per your taste.

Try this easy, yummy kovakkai masala kuzhambu recipe and enjoy !

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Heerekayi Palya Recipe – Karnataka Style Ridge Gourd Gravy For Roti, Rice

 

 Recently my neighbor from North Karnataka gave me some Jolada roti / Jowar roti , ridge gourd / Heerekai palya  (Kannada name )and brinjal / badanekayi chutney as side dish. I have tasted jolada roti oota in Kamat restaurant but this gravy and chutney recipes were new to me. It was so tasty and made me eat 3 rotis 😋. 

When I shared this picture in my Instagram feed, many of my friends and readers asked me to share the recipe of heerekayi palya. This afternoon I got the recipe from my neighbor and prepared it for our lunch. It came out so well. Its a very simple recipe with peanut and till seeds/ black sesame seeds masala as base for this gravy. Its very similar to Ennegai recipe prepared using brinjal which is the most popular side dish for Jolada roti. Some people call this heerekayi palya as stuffed ridge gourd palya / heerekayi ennagai palya in Kannada. But there is a small variation in this gravy. 

Friends, I bet no one could find that this gravy is prepared with ridge gourd. Its so flavorful and tastes great with jowar roti, rice and chapati. Do try it once. You will love it and start to make it often. Its so easy to prepare too ! Ok, lets see how to make North Karnataka style (Uttara Karnataka) heerekai palya recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my other interesting Karnataka recipes.

Heerekai palya - North Karnataka style ridge gourd gravy

Heerekai palya - North Karnataka style ridge gourd gravy for jolada roti, rice and chapati.

Cuisine: Karnataka recipes

Category: side dish for jolada roti

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Ridge gourd - 1 (Long and big) Big onion - 1 (Big) Tomato - 1 (big) Salt & water - as needed To grind Roasted peanuts without skin - 1/4 cup Black till seeds powder or niger seeds powder -  1 tbsp (roasted sesame seeds powder) Green chilli - 3 (Use 2 for less spice) Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Curry leaves - 10 Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp ( I used MTR sambar powder, refer notes) Turmeric powder = 1/4 tsp Coconut - 1 tbsp (optional) Cinnamon - 1 small piece Cloves - 1 To Temper Cooking oil - 3 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE RIDGE GOURD GRAVY / HEEREKAYI PALYA

1. Wash and peel the ridges of ridge gourd & skin.
2. Chop into 2 inch size lengthy pieces. Set aside.
3. Grind all the ingredients given under “To grind” to a smooth paste adding water.
4. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
5. Saute onion, tomato and ridge gourd pieces till soft. Add the ground masala paste.
6. Saute till raw smell goes off. Add required water, cover and cook till ridge gourd is done.
7. Remove and serve hot with Jolada roti / Jowar roti, rice or chapathi !

HEEREKAI PALYA - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the ridges and skin of ridge gourd. Do not remove the skin completely. But ridges should be removed and discarded. Chop the ridge gourd into 2 inch pieces in length. Wash and set aside. In a mixie jar take roasted peanuts (without skin), black sesame seeds powder(ellu podi, dry roast and powder it), green chilli, cumin seeds, coriander leaves, curry leaves, dry coconut, turmeric powder and sambar powder ( If you are not using Karnataka sambar powder, add 1 piece cinnamon and 1 clove along with usual sambar powder). Grind everything to a smooth paste adding required water. Set aside. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add onion and saute till transparent. Add tomato, required salt and saute till mushy. Add ridge gourd pieces and saute till it becomes soft. Add ground masala paste. Saute till its raw smell goes off. Now add the required water, check for taste. Cover and cook for sometime. Open the lid and mix once or twice in the middle. Cook till ridge gourd is cooked completely but not mushy. It should retain its shape.  Adjust the consistency of gravy by adding water. Switch off the flame and serve hot with jolada roti, rice and chapathi. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of green chilli based on your taste. Sesame seeds powder and peanut forms the base for this gravy. So do not skip it. You can use snake gourd, lady’s finger instead of ridge gourd. This gravy thickens over time. So you can add more water if needed and adjust the salt.

Yummy, Karnataka style ridge gourd gravy is ready to relish with jowar roti, rice !

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Kalan Milagu Peratal / Mushroom Pepper Fry Recipe

I learnt this kalan milagu peratal also known as kalan milagu varuval in Tamil from my neighbor friend  who is from Chettinad. Mushroom pepper fry is served as a side dish for rice. Mushroom, onion and fennel seeds are the major ingredients in it. Recent days I have been trying varieties of mushroom recipes asking my friends, referring cookbooks. I am glad to learn this simple and yummy recipe. It came out well. Sendhil is not a fan of mushroom. But he liked this curry because of pepper flavor. Personally I liked it with sambar rice and rasam rice. Friends do try this easy mushroom pepper fry recipe / kalan milagu varuval and share your feedback with me.

Do check out my other mushroom recipes too !

Kalan milagu varuval / Mushroom pepper fry recipe

South Indian, Chettinad style mushroom pepper fry called as kalan milagu varuval in Tamil. Its a good side dish for rice.

Cuisine: Chettinad

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Mushroom / Button mushroom - 15 Big onion - 1 (finely chopped) Garlic cloves - 5 (-do-) Pepper corns - 1 to 1.5 tsp Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt & water - as needed To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE MUSHROOM PEPPER FRY

1. Wash and clean mushroom. Slice it and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
3. Saute onion, garlic till transparent. Add mushroom slices, salt and mix well.
4. Cover cook in low flame by tossing it whenever needed.
5. Coarsely crush the pepper + fennel seeds. Add to the cooked mushroom.
6. Mix well and cook for a minute. Switch off the flame. Serve with rice !

KALAN MILAGU PERATAL - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and clean the mushroom. Slice it and set aside. Slice onion thinly and keep aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Add onion, garlic and saute till transparent. Add sliced mushroom, required salt and mix well. Cover the kadai with a lid. Cook in low flame till mushroom is cooked. Coarsely powder the fennel seeds and pepper corns together. After the mushroom is cooked, add this powder and mix gently. Let it cook in low flame for a minute.  Switch off the flame and serve this mushroom pepper fry with sambar rice or rasam rice.

Note

Adjust the quantity of pepper corns as per your spice level. For variations, you can skip fennel seeds. You can also saute one green chilli along with onion and adjust the quantity of pepper accordingly.

Try this easy mushroom pepper fry recipe and enjoy with rice ! I served it with thakkali kuzuhambu.

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Peerkangai Poriyal Recipe - Ridge Gourd Stir Fry Recipe

Ridge gourd stir fry ( peerkangai poriyal in Tamil) recipe is my recent try with this vegetable. Ridge gourd is called as beerakaya in Telugu, peerkangai in Tamil, torai in hindi, hirekayi in Kannada and peechinga in Malayalam. It is also known as Chinese okra and sponge gourd. 

As we all know ridge gourd is a healthy vegetable with lots of health benefits. It is rich in dietary fiber , vitamin-C, zinc, iron, riboflavin, magnesium, thiamine and traces of another minerals. It is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and calories. So its good for weight loss as well. As ridge gourd gets cooked easily, this stir fry can be prepared under 10 minutes. Its a very simple recipe. It is sure is a good addition to my ridge gourd recipes. 

Friends, lets try to include this healthy vegetable in our regular diet and reap its benefits. Even we can use its skin/ peel and make an yummy thogayal with it. I have shared peerkangai thol thogayal recipe too. Please check the link below. Now lets see peerkangai poriyal with step by step pictures.

Do check out my other ridge gourd recipes below

Ridge gourd skin chutney

Ridge gourd kuzhambu

Ridge gourd poricha kootu

Ridge gourd subzi for roti

Ridge gourd dal

Ridge gourd poriyal / peerkangai poriyal recipe

South Indian style ridge gourd stir fry / peerkangai poriyal recipe for rice

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: side dish

Serves: 2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Ridge gourd - 1 Big onion - 1 Sambar powder or green chilli - 1 tsp / 2 Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Sugar – a pinch Salt & water - as needed Grated coconut – 1/4 cup To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few Asafetida / hing - a pinch

HOW TO MAKE RIDGE GOURD / PEERKANGAI PORIYAL

1. Wash and peel the skin of ridge gourd. Cut into small cubes.
2. Heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, chana dal, curry leaves and hing.
3. Saute onion, curry leaves. Add ridge gourd pieces, salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder and sugar.
4. Mix well and saute in low flame. Cover and cook till ridge gourd becomes soft.
5. If needed sprinkle little water and cook it.

RIDGE GOURD STIR FRY - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the skin of ridge gourd. Cut into small cubes. Chop onion. Heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, chana dal, curry leaves, hing. Saute onion till transparent.  Add ridge gourd pieces, salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder and sugar. Mix well and saute in low flame.  Cover and cook in low to medium flame. Stir gently in regular intervals. Ridge gourd gets cooked by releasing water. So no need to add more water. If required you can sprinkle 1 to 2 tbsp of water. Ridge gourd shrinks in quantity once its cooked. Do not cook till mushy. Stay nearby and cook patiently. Switch off the flame once its cooked soft. Lastly add grated coconut and switch off the flame. Serve with sambar rice or you can mix this poriyal with rice adding few drops of ghee and enjoy !

Note

You can use slit green chilli instead of sambar powder. You can also use roasted peanut powder instead of grated coconut. Addition of sugar and turmeric powder helps to give bright green color to the poriyal.

Enjoy this yummy ridge gourd poriyal with sambar rice or vatha kuzhambu rice.

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Drumstick poriyal / Murungai keerai poriyal is an healthy, yummy stir fry recipe that goes well for sambar rice. Recently when I went to Salem, my in-laws got me a bunch of drumstick leaves (Murungai keerai in Tamil, Nugge soppu in Kannada). I always make sambar adding drumstick leaves. But this time for a change, I tried drumstick leaves poriyal with toor dal. I learnt this recipe from my friend Shalini. Usually this poriyal is prepared by tempering, sautéing and cooking drumstick leaves along with onion, red chilli and spices. But I pressure cooked toor dal, drumstick leaves and then did the above said procedure. So it helped to get a nice color of leaves. Friends, do try this yummy drumstick leaves poriyal with toor dal and share your feedback with me.

 Check out my drumstick leaves sambar recipe too !

Drumstick leaves poriyal / Murungai keerai poriyal recipe

Drumstick leaves stir fry / Murungai keerai poriyal recipe with step by step pictures.

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Drumstick leaves / Murungai keerai - 3 cups Toor dal - 2 tbsp Big onion - 1 ( finely chopped) Red chilli - 1 to 2 Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Salt & water - as needed Sugar and turmeric powder - 2 pinch (to get bright green color) To Temper Cooking oil or coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few Asafetida / Hing - a pinch

HOW TO MAKE DRUMSTICK LEAVES PORIYAL

1. Clean the drumstick leaves and wash it well to remove the sticks.
2. In a pressure cooker, take the murungai keerai, toor dal, turmeric powder. sugar and required water.
3. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Drain the excess water and keep the keerai aside.
4. In a kadai, heat oil temper mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and red chilli.
5. Saute onion. Add cooked drumstick leaves with toor dal. Add required salt and toss well.
6. Lastly add grated coconut, mix gently and switch off the flame. Serve with sambar rice !

DRUMSTICK LEAVES PORIYAL - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Clean the drumstick leaves by removing it from the stem. Discard all the stem and stalk part. Wash it thrice to remove the dirt and small sticks. It will settle down in the water. Remove the leaves and set aside. In a pressure cooker base, take the washed toor dal,, drumstick leaves, sugar. Add required water and pressure cook for 2 whistles in very low flame. Drain the cooked water and consume as soup adding salt and pepper powder. (Don't worry toor dal won't turn mushy. It will stay firm  but cooked soft). Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, hing, red chilli and finely chopped onion. Add the cooked toor dal and drumstick leaves. Add required salt and toss well. Add grated coconut and switch off the flame. Mix well and serve with sambar rice. Enjoy !

Note

You can skip toor dal and make this poriyal. You can also use moong dal instead of toor dal. For variations you can saute the drumstick leaves instead of pressure cooking it.

Try this healthy drumstick leaves poriyal n enjoy with sambar rice !

If you like, you can mix with plain rice adding few drops of ghee.

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Snake Gourd Poriyal With Chana Dal – Pudalangai Kadalai Paruppu Poriyal Recipe

Recently I tasted this snake gourd poriyal with chana dal in a hotel in Tamil nadu. Usually I make snake gourd poriyal (Pudalangai poriyal in Tamil) with moong dal, onion and green chilli. But when I tasted this type of poriyal in that hotel with snake gourd, onion, chana dal / kadalai paruppu and sambar powder as major ingredients, I was tempted to try at home. Last week I prepared it as side dish for sambar rice. As usual I made this dish directly in a pressure cooker to ease my job and to save time. It came out so well. Tasted great with sambar rice and curd rice. As we are using chana dal, it takes more time to cook than snake gourd. So you can add previously cooked chana dal and add to poriyal or soak it for 30 minutes in water and add it as I did here. Other than this step, this pudalangai poriyal is so easy to make under 15 minutes. Also remember to add less water in pressure cooker else snake gourd turns mushy. Ok, lets see how to make snake gourd poriyal adding chana dal with step by step pictures.

Snake gourd poriyal with chana dal

How to make snake gourd poriyal with chana dal like Tamil nadu hotel style.

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Poriyal

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 50 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Snake gourd - 1 (Chop into small pieces) Chana dal / Kadalai paruppu - 2.5 tbsp Big onion - 1 (finely chopped) Sambar powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Salt & water - as needed Grated coconut – 1/4 cup To Temper Cooking oil or coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE SNAKE GOURD PORIYAL

1. Wash ad chop snake gourd into small pieces. Soak chana dal for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, Urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves.
3. Add onion and saute till transparent. Add the chopped snake gourd.
4. Mix well. Add salt, turmeric powder, sugar and sambar powder. Mix it well.
5. Lastly add soaked chana dal. Add 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for one whistle in low flame.
6. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mix gently.
7. Boil and drain the excess water if any. Lastly add grated coconut. Toss gently and switch off the flame.
8. Serve with sambar rice, curd rice.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak chana dal for 30 minutes. In the mean time, wash and chop snake gourd into small pieces. Chop the onion. Set aside. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and cumin seeds. Add chopped onion, curry leaves. Saute till onion becomes transparent. Add chopped snake gourd, sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and sugar. Mix for a minute. Lastly add soaked chana dal. Add 1/2 cup of water. Mix well. Close the lid and keep the flame high. Once the steam starts to come off, put the weight valve. Keep the flame completely low. Cook for one whistle. Open the cooker after steam is released. Mix gently without breaking the veggie. Boil and drain the excess water if any. Lastly add the grated coconut and toss it gently. Switch off the flame. Serve with sambar rice and curd rice. Enjoy !

Note

For variations you can add moong dal instead of chana dal. You can add slit green chilli instead of sambar powder.

Try this hotel style snake gourd poriyal with chana dal and enjoy !

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Vendakkai Kara Kuzhambu Recipe – Lady’s Finger Kulambu For Rice

 Usually we make vendakkai puli kulambu for rice without coconut. Its my MIL’s recipe. Recently I tried this vendakkai kara kuzhambu with coconut just for a change. It came out so good and flavorful with all the masala. I followed Madras samayal Youtube channel’s recipe and modified slightly as per my taste. I added more lady’s finger and had it as side dish without making any. 

If you want to make any side dish, you can try keerai kootu, chow chow kootu or cabbage kootu.  Ok friends, lets see how to make vendakkai kara kuzhambu with coconut, fennel seeds masala with step by step pictures and video.

Vendakkai kara kuzhambu / Lady's finger kara kulambu

Vendakkai kara kuzhambu / Lady's finger kara kulambu for rice

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Kuzhambu recipes

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Lady's finger / Vendakkai - 12 to 15 nos. Small onion or big onion - 10 / 1 Ripe tomato - 1 Tamarind - small lemon size Sambar powder or kuzhambu milagai thool - 1 to 1.5 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt & water - as needed To temper and saute Sesame oil / Gingely oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/ 2 tsp Methi seeds / Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - Few To Grind Grated coconut - 2 tbsp Small onion / Big onion - 2 / 1/4th Garlic cloves - 2 Fennel seeds or cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE VENDAKKAI KARA KUZHAMBU

1. Wash and chop lady’s finger into 2 inch cubes, chop onion, tomato. Soak tamarind in water. Take the extract.
2. Grind coconut and other ingredients to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
3. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard, cumin, methi seeds and curry leaves.
4. Saute chopped vendakkai till its half cooked. Then add onion, tomato and saute till tomato becomes mushy.
5. Now add sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and saute in medium flame without burning.
6. Add tamarind extract. Boil till lady’s finger is cooked well.
7. Lastly add coconut paste, boil and simmer for few minutes till oil separates.
8. Remove and serve hot with rice.

VENDAKKAI KARA KUZHAMBU - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop lady’s finger / vendakkai into 2 inch cylinder shape.  Wash and chop onion, tomato into small pieces. Heat gingely oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds and curry leaves. Saute chopped vendakkai till its half cooked. Add chopped onion, tomato and saute till tomato becomes mushy. Add turmeric powder, sambar powder / Kuzhambu milagai thool, salt. Saute well for a minute.   Add 1 cup of tamarind extract and cover cook in low flame till lady’s finger is cooked well.  Grind coconut mixture to a smooth paste. Add the paste to the kuzhambu, add required water and boil the gravy in medium flame till raw smell vanishes. Simmer the kuzhambu till oil starts to float in the sides. Switch off the flame and serve with plain rice. Add few drops of gingely oil or ghee while serving. It gives a nice taste. Enjoy !

Note

You can use brinjal instead of lady’s finger. For variations, you can use cumin seeds instead of fennel seeds. You can use any brand sambar powder or kuzhambu milagai thool. I used my homemade sambar powder.

Try this easy, yummy vendakkai kara kuzhambu and enjoy with plain rice !

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