Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe - Tamilnadu Style Garlic and Black Pepper Curry
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with garlic, turmeric powder (haldi), teaspoons jaggery. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe, soak the tamarind in a warm water, extract the pulp and keep aside
tamarind(30 grams) - 2
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and roast the -garlic cloves, sambar onions, tomato, black pepper corns, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, curry leaves, sesame oil
garlic(1/2 cup)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 tablespoon)garlic(1/2 cup)pearl onions (sambar onions) - peeled(1/2 cup)tomato - roughly chopped(1)teaspoons whole black peppercorns(3)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(2)sprig curry leaves - washed(2)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 teaspoon) - 3
Roast till the raw smell of the onion and garlic goes away
garlic(1/2 cup)garlic(1/2 cup) - 4
Take off the flame and keep aside to cool
- 5
Now, heat the sesame oil in a wide pan, add the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and let it crackle
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 teaspoon) - 6
Add the curry leaves and let it splutter
sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sprig curry leaves - washed(2) - 7
Add in the garlic cloves and saute until it turns golden brown
garlic(1/2 cup)garlic(1/2 cup) - 8
Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder and let it simmer for 5 minutes until the raw smell of the tamarind goes away
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)tamarind(30 grams) - 9
Now, add in the prepared ground mixture, season with salt and mix well
- 10
Let this curry simmer for 10-15 minutes, till everything comes together and the oil separates out
sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sprig curry leaves - washed(2) - 11
Now, add in the jaggery powder mix well and simmer for another 5 minutes
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)teaspoons jaggery(2) - 12
Serve hot
- 13
Serve Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe (Tamilnadu Style Tangy Garlic and Black Pepper Curry) along with Steamed Rice, Carrot and Chow Chow Kootu, Cabbage Poriyal and Vadams for a delicious Tamilnadu style weekend lunch
garlic(1/2 cup)sprig curry leaves - washed(1)garlic(1/2 cup)teaspoons whole black peppercorns(3)sprig curry leaves - washed(2)
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Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe - Tamilnadu Style Garlic and Black Pepper Curry
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with garlic, turmeric powder (haldi), teaspoons jaggery. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Directions
13 steps- 1
To begin making Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe, soak the tamarind in a warm water, extract the pulp and keep aside
tamarind(30 grams) - 2
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and roast the -garlic cloves, sambar onions, tomato, black pepper corns, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, curry leaves, sesame oil
garlic(1/2 cup)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 tablespoon)garlic(1/2 cup)pearl onions (sambar onions) - peeled(1/2 cup)tomato - roughly chopped(1)teaspoons whole black peppercorns(3)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(2)sprig curry leaves - washed(2)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 teaspoon) - 3
Roast till the raw smell of the onion and garlic goes away
garlic(1/2 cup)garlic(1/2 cup) - 4
Take off the flame and keep aside to cool
- 5
Now, heat the sesame oil in a wide pan, add the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and let it crackle
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sesame (gingelly) oil(1 teaspoon) - 6
Add the curry leaves and let it splutter
sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sprig curry leaves - washed(2) - 7
Add in the garlic cloves and saute until it turns golden brown
garlic(1/2 cup)garlic(1/2 cup) - 8
Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder and let it simmer for 5 minutes until the raw smell of the tamarind goes away
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)tamarind(30 grams) - 9
Now, add in the prepared ground mixture, season with salt and mix well
- 10
Let this curry simmer for 10-15 minutes, till everything comes together and the oil separates out
sprig curry leaves - washed(1)sprig curry leaves - washed(2) - 11
Now, add in the jaggery powder mix well and simmer for another 5 minutes
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)teaspoons jaggery(2) - 12
Serve hot
- 13
Serve Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu Recipe (Tamilnadu Style Tangy Garlic and Black Pepper Curry) along with Steamed Rice, Carrot and Chow Chow Kootu, Cabbage Poriyal and Vadams for a delicious Tamilnadu style weekend lunch
garlic(1/2 cup)sprig curry leaves - washed(1)garlic(1/2 cup)teaspoons whole black peppercorns(3)sprig curry leaves - washed(2)
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A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with garlic, turmeric powder (haldi), teaspoons jaggery. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
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