New tipe Vathal Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

• Thick tamarind pulp - 1 / 4 cup
•  Seasame oil [ gingilli oil ]  - 2 table spoon
• Small onion - 10 [ peeled ]
• Drumstick - 1 [ cut into 1 / 2 inch pieces ]
• Salt - as required
• Jaggery - little
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Sambhar powder - 1 tsp

Grind together :

• Coriander seeds - 1 / 2 tsp
• Black pepper - 1 / 4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 / 2 tsp
• Cashewnuts - 5 to 6
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 / 4 tsp
• Broken black gram dahl - 1 / 2 tsp
• Thur dahl - 1 / 2 tsp
• Red chillies - 10
• Fresh grated coconut - 2 table spoon
• Curry leaves - little

 [Fry all the ingredients in little oil, grind with fresh coconut and keep aside]

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida powder - little
• Fenugreek - 1 / 2 tsp
• Broken red chillies - 2
•  Bengal gram dahl = 1 1 / 2 tsp

Method :

Take one deep bottom kadai, heat oil, add seasoning and then fry onions, drum stick together and fry for few minutes. Add  sambhar powder in the oil itself. Add diluted tamarind extract, salt, turmeric, redchilli powder and jaggery. Boil till vegetable becomes soft.Then add ground masala with enough water. Cook till raw flavour is lost and the kuzhambu becomes thick. Garnish with curry leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice and melted ghee on top.