Kara Kuzhambu served in hotel has a very nice flavor and taste. Always I love the kara kuzhambu served with the South Indian Meals. When we make at home, we make kara kuzhambu very simple. The main secret ingredient is fennel seeds and coconut. That adds a nice masala taste to the kara kuzhambu. We can enrich this kara kuzhambu with shallots, brinjal or ladysfinger. Serve this delicious Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu with hot steaming rice along with a spoon of gingerly oil.
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| Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu Recipe |
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Servings | 4 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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| Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu Recipe |
Ingredients:
| Tamarind | 1 lemon size |
| Shallots (Baby onions) | 15 |
| Tomato | 1 |
| Salt | To taste |
| Sundakkai vathal | 10-12 |
| Red chilli | 2 |
| Coriander Seeds | 1 tablespoon |
| Bengal Gram Dal | 1 tablespoon |
| Cumin seeds | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Fennel seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Grated coconut | 1/3 Cup |
| Shallots | 5-6 |
| Tomato | 1/2 chopped |
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
For Seasoning:
| Gingerly Oil | 2 tablespoon |
| Mustard Seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Bengal Gram Dal | 1 teaspoon |
| Red Chilli | 2 broken |
| Curry leaves | few |
| Sundakkai vathal | 10-12 |
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| Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu Recipe |
- Soak the tamarind in warm water and squeeze out the juice and keep it aside
- Lets first prepare the kara kuzhambu masala paste. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add red chillies, coriander seeds, bengal gram dal, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fry till dal turns golden brown. Add shallots and tomato and roast till tomato is mushy
- Then add the grated coconut and fry till coconut turns golden brown. Take all these roasted ingredients to the mixer jar and grind it to a nice paste and set this paste aside
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add sundakkai vatical (dry turkey berry) and fry it till it turns golden brown and set it aside
- Add 2 tablespoon of gingerly oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add bengal gram dal and broken red chili and fry till the dal turns golden brown
- Add curry leaves. Then, add shallots and saute till shallots are transparent
- Then add chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomato becomes mushy. Then add tamarind extract along with salt and allow it to boil till its raw smell goes off. It would take around 5 mins
- Then add the ground kara kuzhambu spice paste and mix well. Adjust the consistency of the kuzhambu by adding water. Allow the kuzhambu to boil in low flame for 5 minutes
- Finally add the roasted sundakkai vathal and cook for another minute and then switch off the flame
- Serve the delicious Kara Kuzhambu with hot steaming rice and enjoy the Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu.
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| Hotel Style Kara Kuzhambu Recipe |