Vengaya Pulithanni is one of the easiest and quickest kuzhambu variety. A bachelor friendly dish which is simple to make with less ingredients. This is a simple kuzhambu and can be made ready in 10 mins. A very helpful dish especially when we are running out of time or just returned home from a long journey. The pulithanni will be of very thin consistency. We can add a teaspoon of gingelly oil with the rice and have this dish.
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Vengaya Pulithanni |
Preparation time | 10 mins |
Cooking Time | 20 mins |
Servings | 4 |
Recipe Category | Main |
Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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Vengaya Pulithanni |
Ingredients:
Tmarind | 1 lemon size |
Onion | 1 |
Sambar Powder | 1 tablespoon |
Salt | To taste |
For Seasoning:
Oil | 1 tablespoon |
Mustard Seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
Curry Leaves | few |
Method:
- Chop the onion in a big size. Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice.
- Pour the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds once the oil is hot. When the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the curry leaves and chopped onions and fry it till onion becomes light brown color. Add the tamarind extract along with salt
- Add the sambar powder and allow the tamarind extract to boil well.When the sambar powder raw smell goes away add 1 cup of water and adjust the salt and switch off the flame.
- The vengaya pulithanni is ready to serve with plain rice. The pulithanni will be of very thin consistency. We can add a teaspoon of gingelly oil with the rice and have this dish.
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Vengaya Pulithanni |