ARAI PULI VATHA KUZHAMBU
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 Brinjal
  • Tamarind gooseberrya shaped ball
  • 1/2tsp urad dal
  • 1/2tsp Channa dal
  • sprig curry leavesa
  • 1pinch asafoetida
  • 1/4cup coconut milk
  • 4tsp Soaked Overnight and Boiled Black Channa
  • to taste salt
Instructions
  1. Chop brinjal and place in water to prevent from turning black.
  2. Soak tamarind in water.
  3. In a pan add oil.When it gets heated add channa and urad dal to roast.
  4. Add sambhar powder,salt,asafoetida and brinjal.
  5. Add tamarind extract.
  6. Boil till raw smell goes away.
  7. Take coconut milk from coconut by grating,grinding and extracting milk from coconut.
  8. Add this milk to the gravy.
  9. Keep ready soaked and boiled black channa.
  10. Add black channa and curry leaves.
  11. Arai Puli Vatha Kuzhambu is ready.
  12. Enjoy this tamarind based gravy with steaming rice.
Recipe Notes

Notes

Instead of brinjal you can use bitter gourd,lady’s finger,turkey berry or yam.

This recipe requires half the tamarind usually needed,hence the name arai puli kuzhambu.