Hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Today’s recipe is a South Indian dish and it is a gravy that goes with rice, idli, dosai and so on. Our meal usually consists of rice, sambar/kuzhambu, one or two side dishes and rasam. Of course there are lazy days
. Once when our friends visited us they were surprised to see the number of items on the table and we just looked at each other because it was a pretty normal day lunch.
If I sit and individually think of the time spent to make each dish, I am sure my head will start spinning. But, for the most part I go with the flow and for the usual South Indian dishes I hardly even think these days. This kuzhambu is slightly on the watery side and is one of my favorites. Recipe is from my mom. Off to the recipe.
Kathirikai-Murungakkai Kara Kuzhambu

South Indian gravy that goes well with rice.
Ingredients:
- oil - 1 tbsp
- vadagam - 1 tsp - Use mustard seeds and urad dal instead for tempering - refer to notes
- onion - 3/4 cup - chopped
- garlic - 8 cloves
- tomatoes - 1/2 cup - chopped
- eggplant - 2 cups - sliced
- potatoes - 3 small - about 1 cup sliced)
- drumstick - 8 pieces
- chilly powder - 2 tsp - Refer to notes
- salt - to taste
- turmeric - a pinch
- tamarind - lemon size - about 3 cups of juice extracted
Instructions:
Heat oil and add vadagam. Saute for a few seconds. Add all the vegetables, chilly powder, salt and turmeric powder. Saute for 10 minutes.
Next add the tamarind water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the stove and enjoy with rice.
1. The chilly powder I have used is homemade and is a mixture of chillies and coriander seeds. If using chilli powder from store, reduce the quantity. Homemade sambar powder can also be used.
2. If you do not have vadagam - Splutter 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds. Then add about a tsp of urad dal.
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1. Heat oil and add vadagam. Saute for a few seconds.








Yummy kuzhambu with cauliflower fry and cabbage fry was for lunch.

Anytime fav..love it with hot rice
love this combo and the kuzhambu looks so spicy n yummy…
lovely dish , just need rice.
I love Kaara kuzhambu no matter what vege is added…love the tangy n spicy taste of the curry…
Book marking it Vardhini! Love the combo…
kaara kolumbu is my fav…perfect for this rainy and cold climate….
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A prefect kuzhambu to enjoy thoroughly with a bowl of rice topped with ghee and papads.Yumm:!