Varieties Of Vatha Kuzhambu- Sundakkai Brinjal Ladies Finger

Ingredients

Tamarind (puli) - size of lemon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Bengal gram (kadalai paruppu) - 1 tablespoon
Urid dhal (ulutham paruppu) - 1 tablespoon
Thoor dhal (thuvaram paruppu) - 1 tablespoon
Vendhayam (fenu greek) - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilly - 6
Kuzhambu podi - 2 tablespoon
Gingely oil (nallennai) - 6 tablespoon
Asafoetida powder
Salt - 2 teaspoon

Preparation

1. Prepare 2 tumblers of tamarind water by thoroughly sqeezing tamarind in water
2. Heat gingely oil in a pan
3. Add asafoetida and mustard. Allow mustard to burst
4. Add bengal gram, urid dhal, thoor dhal, chilly, vendhayam and fry till they turn red
5. Add kozhambu podi in the pan
6. Add the tamarind water
7. Boil for 10 minutes
8. Add curry leaves and turn off the stove

Drumstick Vathakuzhambu : Add chopped drumstick and boil along with tamarind (Step 6 above)

Sundakkai (or) Manathakkaali Vatha Kuzhambu : Fry any one of these in a separate pan, with a teaspoon of gingely oil. Add this along with curry leaves as a final step.

Brinjal (or) Ladies Finger Vatha Kuzhambu :  Add any one of this in step 4 above and fry along with them.

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