Vathal Kuzhambu

Ingredients

PREPARATION

  • Optional ½ cup cubed vegetables like squash, red radish etc
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1/4 cup tamarind paste (Laxmi Brand)
  • 1/4 tsp Prana Kitchens Turmeric
  • 2 tsp jaggery shavings or powder
  • 1.5 tbsp Prana Kitchens Vathal Kuzhambu Podi
  • 1 tsp of dried orange peel granules
  • Salt to taste

SEASONING

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp pigeon peas
  • ½ tsp split chickpea lentils
  • 4-6 curry leaves
  • Pinch Asafoetida
  • In a heavy-bottomed pot, prepare seasoning by adding mustard seeds to hot sesame oil. After it splutters, add the rest of the seasoning.
  • Add vegetables, Prana Kitchens SRS Turmeric, salt, water & tamarind paste. Boil 5-7 mts until vegetables are cooked.
  • Make a watery paste of Prana Kitchens Vathal Kuzhambu Podi and orange peel granules with a few tablespoons of cold water.
  • Add the paste to the boiling Kuzhambu while stirring to not allow clumps to form.
  • Lower the heat and let it boil for another 5 mts before removing it from the heat.
  • Pair with Moringa Rice Adai, Tridoshic Red Rice Kichadi, or with any cooked grains


1.5 tsp of Tamico tamarind paste diluted with 1 cup water is another option for Tamarind.

Contemporary Neumorphism Frying Pan

Ready in 10 minutes

Serves 2 people

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