Sundakkai Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe| Dried Turkey Berry Gravy | Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe with Step by step photos. Vathal Kuzhambu is usually a tamarind based gravy flavoured with any sun-dried vegetables. It is a speciality in the Tamil Nadu cuisine and it is really delicious.Sundakkai is a healthy vegetable, it has a lot of medicinal properties and good for health.
Dried turkey berry is easily available in all the supermarkets and can be easily sourced. Instead of Sambar powder kuzhambu milagai thool can also be used for the gravy. Now let's see how to prepare Sundakkai vathal kuzhambu.
2. In another pan heat in the sesame oil ,to this add in Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds,Urad dal and fenugreek seeds ,Next add Dry red chilli, Chopped small onions and curry Leaves .then add in the finely chopped big onion.
3. Next add in the garlic pods cook till the onions turn soft. Soak the Tamarind in hot water and extract the juice and add this to the kuzhambu.
4. Add the required water. Add Sambar powder, Turmeric powder and Salt.
5. Mix well Check for salt and spice and cover cook in a low flame for 5 mins.
6. In a small bowl take the rice flour add water and make it to a paste without any lumps and add it to the kuzhambu also add in the ghee toasted turkey berry. Mix well.
7. Finally add in the Jagerry and cook till the oil separates from the kuzhambu. Serve hot with Rice.
📖 Recipe
Sundakkai Vathal Kuzhambu | Dried Turkey Berry Curry
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- Sundakkai / Dried Turkey Berry – ¼ cup
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Sesame Oil – 3 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds – ½ tsp
- Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
- Urad Dal – 1 tsp
- Dried Red chili – 2
- Curry Leaves – 1 spring
- Small Onions /Shallots – 6 nos
- Onion – 1 medium-sized
- Garlic – 6 pods
- Tamarind – 1 lemon sized
- Water as needed 2 cups app
- Sambar powder – 2 tbsp heaped
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Salt as needed
- Rice flour – 1 tsp
- Jaggery a small piece
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a pan to this add in the dried turkey berry sauté till the colour changes dark and then remove it from the pan and set aside.
- In another pan heat in the sesame oil , to this add in Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Urad dal and fenugreek seeds, Next add Dry red chilli, Chopped small onions and curry leaves .then add in the finely chopped big onion.
- Next, add in the garlic pods cook till the onions turn soft. Soak the Tamarind in hot water and extract the juice and add this to the kuzhambu.
- Add the required water. Add Sambar powder, Turmeric powder and Salt.
- Mix well Check for salt and spice and cover cook in a low flame for 5 mins.
- In a small bowl take the rice flour add water and make it to a paste without any lumps and add it to the kuzhambu also add in the ghee toasted turkey berry. Mix well.
- Finally, add in the Jaggery and cook till the oil separates from the kuzhambu. Serve hot with Rice.
Notes
- You can skip adding rice flour paste it is usually added to thicken the kuzhambu.
- Always use only sesame oil for this kuzhambu.
- Serve hot with Rice and any Vegetable poriyal.
Chitz
yum.. looks perfect and inviting 🙂