கார குழம்பு / kara Kuzhambu



Kara kuzhambu is a popular gravy in south India especially in TamilNadu . This is one of the easiest & simple gravy that can never go wrong :) It goes well with any veg poriyal / egg poriyal / appalam / aviyal . At least once in a week  tamilnadu people will  hit on this kuzhambu for sure .. Cos it doesn't need any special vegetables or a big procedure.. Even Beginners can hit sixer with this recipe !! Try this spicy kara kuzhambu with pictorial steps . Happy Cooking !

Ingredients 

Drumstick - 1
Chopped Pototes - 2 medium sized
Chopped Onion - 2
Chopped Tomato - 2
Brinjal - 3
Tamarind - 1 lemon sized
Vadagam - 1 tspn (optional )

Homemade chilly powder - 2 full tbspn 
(OR pure chilly powder - 1 tspn , coriander powder - 2 tspn )
Turmeric - 2 fat pinch

Salt

To Temper ~

Oil - 2 tbspn
Curry leaves - few
Fenugreek / vendhayam - 1 tspn
Mustard - 1 tspn

Method 

Heat a pan / kadai with 2 tbspn of oil 

Drop mustard , fenugreek & Curry leaves .


Add chopped Onions & saute well until onion get little cooked .


Add Vadagam & saute for 1 min. (optional Step)


Add tomatoes & saute for 2 mins.

Add the chopped potatoes , drumsticks & brinjal. 

Add half cup of water .

Add salt for cooking veges. 

Add turmeric powder.

Let this gravy come to boil & veges get cooked.


Once the veges get cooked , add tamarind water 1 cup

Check for gravy consistency, remember that gravy gets thick due addition of tamarind & 
chilly powder later.. so check consistency & add water according to that .

Add Chilly powder & salt .

Keep it in low flame , cook until the raw smell of chilly powder goes (max - 10 to 15 mins )

You can add 1 tbspn of sesame oil while switching off stove (optional step)

Serve it with hot rice .


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