Tadka Times

Category: Kuzhambu/Gravy/Curry/Masala

  • Vellai Podi Meen Kuzhambu

    – Add oil and sauté pearl onion, garlic, red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and grind it to a fine paste – Add oil in a pan and sauté vadagam, chopped small onion, chopped tomatoes, curry leaves, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt, grinded paste, tamarind juice and chopped mango – Boil the…

  • Pakistani Lamb Curry

    – Marinate mutton in curd and turmeric powder for sometime – Grind ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, poppy seeds and coconut to a fine paste – Add oil in a pan and sauté onion, capsicum and tomato – Add the grinded paste, marinated mutton, salt, water and cook until done

  • Puli Kuzhambu

    – Without adding oil in a pan, dry roast 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp pepper, 1 tsp bengal gram, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp toor dal, 1 tsp rice, 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds, 3 red chillies, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut – Grind the above in to a…

  • Chapathi Potato Curry

    – Cut potatoes, onion, tomato and slit green chillies – Pressure cook the above with broken green gram, smashed garlic, turmeric powder and red chilly powder – Smash the cooked mixture, add salt and tadka to it

  • Rajma/Red Kidney Beans Curry

    – Pressure cook overnight soaked rajma for 5 whistles – Chop onions, tomato, ginger, garlic and slit green chillies – Add oil and sauté cinnamon, clove, bay leaf, cardamom, onion, green chilies, ginger, garlic and tomatoes – Add rajma, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry masala powder, coriander powder, crushed kasthuri methi and salt –…

  • Kadala Curry

    – Add oil in a pan and saute 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 cloves, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 1/2 tsp sambar powder, 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 6 pearl onions, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste ,1 1/2 tsp coconut and grind it into a…

  • Kaara Kuzhambu

    – Grind 2 tomatoes and prepare thick tamarind juice – Mix tomato purée, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, sambar powder, little red chilly powder, salt and make it to a thick gravy – Dry roast 50 gms thoor dal, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp cumin seeds and little fenugreek and grind it to a fine powder…

  • Fish Kuzhambu

    – Mix water, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, 2 tbsp sambar powder, 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, 1 coriander powder, 3 or 4 grinded tomatoes and salt – Add oil and sauté vadagam, curry leaves, whole garlic cloves, smashed pearl onion, raw mango and the above gravy – Once the kuzhambu boils, add fish and salt…

  • Capsicum/Bell Pepper Curry

    – Dry roast coriander seeds, red chillies, cashews, peanut and grind it to a fine powder – Add oil, mustard, fennel seeds and then sauté chopped onions, tomato, capsicum – Add the grinded mixture, salt and tamarind water

  • Poricha Kuzhambu

    – Grind 3 tomatoes to a fine paste, smash pearl onion and garlic – Add oil and sauté vadagam, small onion, garlic, drumstick, potato, brinjal and broad beans – Add tomato purée, red chilly powder, sambar powder, coriander powder and salt to it