Description
Recipe for chettinad style summa kuzhambu. A curry made without any veggies and can be made very quickly. With step by step pictures.
Ingredients
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- 2 teaspoon sesame oil (gingely oil)
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 12 Indian shallots (chinna vengayam)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon kuzhambu milagai thool ( or sambar powder)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- a small lime size tamarind
- 1/4 cup cooked toor dal
- 1 teaspoon jaggery powder
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a pan till hot. Add in the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. Let the seeds splutter.
- Add in the chopped Indian shallots and chopped garlic. Add in the curry leaves. Fry for 3-4 minutes until the shallots are soft. Add in the chopped tomatoes and the salt. Fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add in the kuzhambu milagai thool and coriander powder. If you dont have kuzhambu milagai thool, you can use sambar powder. Add in 1/4 cup of water and let it simmer for five minutes.
- Add in the tamarind pulp and the cooked toor dal. Simmer for 10 minutes more. Add in a teaspoon of jaggery in the end and switch of the flame. Serve hot with rice.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Curry
- Cuisine: Tamilnadu