Garlic Curry | Poondu Kuzhambhu
Garlic Curry | Poondu Kuzhambhu

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Garlic curry/Poondu Kuzhambhu (பூண்டு குழம்பு) in south indian style. One of the healthiest recipe for heart patients. Garlic Kuzhambu is a spicy and tangy tamarind based curry without any vegetables and coconut. Poondu puli kuzhambu is a spicy garlic curry with a tangy flavour.

Garlic Curry

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook garlic curry | poondu kuzhambhu using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Garlic Curry | Poondu Kuzhambhu:
  1. Prepare 4-5 full whole big Garlic
  2. Prepare 1/2 kg quantity of Small onions taken with 1 big hand
  3. Take 1/2 cup curry leaves
  4. Make ready 1 + 1/2 tablespoon Sambar powder
  5. Prepare 1 lemon size compress Tamarind
  6. Take 2 tablespoon Gingelly oil (or any cooking oil)
  7. Take 1/2 tablespoon Mustard
  8. Take 1/4 tablespoon Fenugreek (Vendiam)
  9. Get 1/4 tablespoon white Ulundhu
  10. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon or few quantities of Turkey Berry (Sundakkai) or Black nightshade seeds (Manathathakkali)
  11. Take To taste required portions of Rock Salt
  12. Get to taste required portions of Coconut paste if necessary

Since the Recipe contains garlic and pepper corns, it helps soothe a cold or cough. It is spicy and tangy, at the same time garlic adds a lot of flavour to the curry. Add in shallots, garlic and saute for a min. Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy.

Instructions to make Garlic Curry | Poondu Kuzhambhu:
  1. Prepare the Garlic by peeling off it's skin. Chop into medium pieces if you want. Full Garlic pieces preferred.
  2. Similarly, prepare the small Onions by peeling off it's skin. Chop into medium pieces if you want.
  3. Soak the Tamarind for few minutes, filter out the waste and then add the following in the Tamarind essence, - - 1. 1 + 1/2 tablespoon Sambar powder. - 2. 1/2 tablespoon or few quantities of Turkey Berry (Sundakkai) or Black nightshade seeds (Manathathakkali). - 3. required portions of Rock Salt.
  4. Take a Kadai, heat it and add 2 tablespoon Gingelly oil. After the oil is ready, add the following, fry and mix it, - - 1. 1/2 tablespoon Mustard. - 2. After 1.) is fried, add less than 1/2 tablespoon of white Ulundhu. - 3. Similarly, After 2.) is fried, less than 1/2 tablespoon of Fenugreek (Vendiam). - 4. Then add the prepared Garlic, fry it to light golden colour. - 5. Then add the small onions, fry it to light golden colour. - 6. Then add the 1/2 hand curry leaves.
  5. Once all fried, add required amount of water to Kadai and close it to boil the Garlic and Onion. Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes.
  6. Simultaneously, boil the Tamarind essence containing all the required ingredients for 5 to 10 minutes.
  7. Once the Garlic is boiled, pour the Tamarind essence into it and boil it for 2 to 3 minutes. That's it. The dish is ready.
  8. If you find it too sour (Tamarind taste) or some people won't like it that way, then add diluted coconut paste. It will give a smooth taste.

Add in shallots, garlic and saute for a min. Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy. Add in the ground masala and salt. Poondu Rasam Recipe with step by step photos. Tangy and tasty, simple and quick pond kuzhambu - tamarind based garlic curry.

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