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Milagu (Pepper)kuzhambu/ Pathiya kuzhambu

 Ingredients: Black Pepper- 3 Tsp. Jeera seeds/cumin seeds-1 Tsp. Garlic-10-15 cloves. Vegetables like Drumstick, Beans (Avaraikaai), Brinjal-1 cup (Anyone vegetable). Salt-As req. Water -2 cups. Curry leaves-few  Rice flour-1/2 tsp. Gingely oil-2 tsp. For Seasoning: Mustard Seeds Urad dhal Cumin seeds Curry Leaves Method : 1.In a Pan dry roast Pepper and cumin seeds for 1 -2 mins. 2.Grind it in a Mixie  coarsely. 3.Now in the same pan add gingely oil and add Galic,curry leaves, fry it for few mins. 4.Then add the chopped vegetables to it. 5.Add the Powdered pepper cumin powder to the pan. 6.Add water to it and allow it to boil for 10 mins in simmer. 7.If u want u can add more water add salt. 8.After the vegetables cooked u can add a small amount of rice flour to thicken the consistency of the Kuzhambu.  9.Pathiya kuzhambu is Ready to serve and it tastes good with white rice and Ghee. Note : This recipe is usually given after de

Moor Kuzhambu /Buttermilk kuzhambu

Ingredients: 1.Buttermilk-1 cup. 2.Cumin/Jeera-tbsp 3.Toor Dhal-4tsp. 4.Turmeric-1 tbsp 5.Oil- 1 tsp. 6.Vegetable-of your choice(Chow chow,Pumkin,ladiesfinger) 7.Coconut-5 tbsp. 8.Green chilli-2 9.Salt-As req. 10.Asefotida-a pinch 11.Mustard. Method: 1.First we start with Soaking the Toor dhal for 1/2 hour. 2.Grind together coconut,soaked toor dhal,Green chilly.Kept aside. 3.Cut the vegetable into cubes and boil it with some turmeric and salt. 4.In a pan add the grinded paste,turmeric and the buttermilk . 5.Add boiled vegetables  to that and don't pour it with laddle.It makes the kuzhambu watery. 6.Allow it to raise and switch off the stove. 7.In a seperate pan temper with oil, mustard,jeera,curry leaves and asefotida. Easy and delicious Moor kuzhumbu is ready. About the recepie : Buttermilk Kuzhambu or mor Kuzhambu is commonly prepared in South India. This is a liquid curry recipe which is served with white or boiled

Simple Rasam

Ingredients: 1.Puli/Tamrind-Small ball. 2.Turmeric-a pinch 3.Toor dal(Boiled)-2 tsp. 4.Tomato-1 big. 5.Pepper -1 tsp. 6.Cumin/jeeragam-1 tsp. 7.Daniya seeds-1 tsp. 8.Green chilly-1 no. 9.Mustard- few. 10.Asefotida-a pinch. 11.coriander leaves,curry leaves-few for garnishing. Method: 1.Soak the tamarind in warm water for 5 mins and then squeeze the tamarind and remove the pulp. 2.In a Kadai ,pour oil,add mustard(Allow it to pop), and curry leaves. 3.Grind Pepper,Jeeragam/Cumin seeds,Daniya seeds together corasely. 4. Add tamrind water,grinded powder,salt,turmeric pwd, to the kadai. 5.Add tomato,green chilly,asefotida to that. 6.After it boils,add dal to that. 7.Simple rasam is ready.

Puli Kuzhambu

Ingredients: 1.Puli/Tamrind-big lemon size. 2.Garlic/Poondu-10 to 15 pallu. 3.Onion small-3 to 4 nos. 4.Salt-As req. 5. Milagai thool /chilly powder-3 tsp. 6.Asefotida-a pinch. To temper: 1.Mustard-1tbsp. 2.Oil-1 tsp. 3.Kadalaparapu/Bengal gram-1-tsp. 4.Fenugreek/Venthayam-1 tsp. Method: 1.Soak the tamarind in warm water for 5 mins and then squeeze the tamarind and remove the pulp. 2.Add Milagai thool , salt to that. 3.Keep it in Stove. 4.In a Kadai ,pour oil,add mustard(Allow it to pop),Bengal gram,Fenugreek,Asefotida,onion,Garlic and          curry leaves.(Fry it for 1 min) 5.Put these contents from kadai to the tamrind water in the stove. 6.Allow it to boil for 10 to 15 mins,until it thickens. 7.Kuzhambu is ready. (U can also add vathal to this)

Tomato Sambar

Ingredients: 1.Tamrind/Puli-small lemon size. 2.Chilly powder/ Milagai thool -2 tsp. 3.Onion small -5 no 4.Oil-1 tbsp. 5.Mustard-few. 6.Salt-as req. 7.Curry leaves-1 string. 8.Raw Tomato/Thakali kaai-3 no. 9.Thoor dhal-1/4 cup.(Boiled). Method: 1.Soak the tamarind in warm water for 5 mins and  then squeeze the tamarind and remove the pulp. 2.Add Milagai thool , salt to that. 3.Keep it in Stove. 4.In a Kadai ,pour oil,add mustard(Allow it to pop),onion and curry leaves. 5.Put these contents to the tamrind water in stove and add boiled dhal to that. 6.Add Raw tomato Pieces to the sambar. 7.Allow it to boil for 5 to 8 mins. 8.Add Sambar Podi to that. 9.Simple sambar is ready.