How to prepare Arachuvitta Kuzhambu recipe?
Arachuvitta Thakkali Kuzhambu a Tamilnadu special recipe and one of my favorite recipe. we can serve this kuzhamby recipe with Idli, dosa, chapati and hot rice.
Ingredients:
For grinding:
- Oil – 2 spoons
- Small onion – 1 cup (cleaned)
- Garlic – 3 no’s
- Red chili – 4 no’s
- Bengal gram – 3 tsp
- Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Tamarind – a small piece
- Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
- Grated coconut – ½ cup
- Tomato (Big) – 2 no’s (chopped)
- Curry leaves – few
For seasoning:
- Oil – 2 spoons
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Big onion – 1 (sliced)
- Curry leaves – few
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Steps to grind masala:
- First switch on the stove and place a frying pan, when it is heated add oil; next add small onion fry for 3 minutes in a medium flame.
- Now add garlic, red chili and tamarind fry for 2 minutes.
- Next add Bengal gram, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fry till it become golden brown in colour.
- After that add turmeric powder, grated coconut fry for a minute, then add chopped tomato and finally curry leaves then fry for a minute.
- Allow it to cool down then transfer in to mixer grinder and add little amount of water and grind well. (Not a fine paste)
Steps to cook Arachuvitta kuzhambu recipe:
- In a heavy bottom pan add oil when it is heated add mustard seeds and it is splutters add sliced onion and curry leaves.
- Now add grinded masala, salt and water.
- Mix well the kuzhambu and allow it to boil for 5 to 9 minutes till the raw smell disappear.
- In this time check the salt and adjust water level you needed.
- Don’t add too much water, maintain kuzhambu consistency.
- Now simple and tasty Kongunadu Arachuvitta Thakkali kuzhambu is ready to serve.
Tips:
- Arachuvitta Thakkali Kuzhambu is side dish for idly, dosa and rice.
- This kuzhambu recipe is different from other recipes like sambar, vatha kuzhambu variety.
- It is a simple recipe instead of Bengal gram you can also use roasted gram (pottu kadalai).
- Please click here to view vatha kuzhambu recipe
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