Kalyana Vatha Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

Coriander seeds                              1 tbl sp
Bengal Gram                                  1/2 tbl sp
Broken black gram                         1/2 tbl sp
Poppy seeds                                    1/2 tbl sp
Dry red chillies                               6
Fresh grated coconut                     1/2 cup
Big onion                                       1 [cut into dices]
Small sambar onion                      1/2 cup
Tomatoes [small]                          2
Salt                                                As per taste
Curry leaves                                  Little
Seasame oil                                  10 tbl sp
Red chillie powder                       3 tsp
Turmeric powder                         1/2 sp
Jaggery [small lemon size]          1.

For masala grind together :

Bengal gram, broken black gram, khus khus, dry red chille, 1 big onion, & 1/2 cup grated coconut [Fry the ingredents in 2 sp oil & grind it to smooth paste.]

Method :

Take one big vessel, pour 10 tbl sp of seasame oil [nalannai] & heat it. Add little mustard seeds, bengal gram, broken black gram ,dry red chille, methi seeds & curry leaves. When it splutters, add small onions, cut tomatoes to that. When the onions & tomatoes becomes soft, add the grained masala along with tamarind paste & mix well. Add salt, turmeric powder, chillie powder, & jaggery. Pour 3 glasses of water to that & boil nicely when the kuzhambu gets ready. Remove from the gas. Have it with hot steamed rice along with seasame oil.