Urundai Kuzhambu

Urundai Kuzhambu

Authentic chettinadu style Urundai Kuzhambu...

Preparation time :30 mins

Serves:4

Ingredients:

Chenna dal: 1 cup

Red chilly: 3

Ginger: 1inch

Sauf:1/2 tspn

onion-  2 nos

Garlic - 5 pods

Tomatoes-  3 nos

Sesame oil- 3 tblspn

Mustard seeds- 1/4 tspn

Cumin seeds- 1/4 tspn

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tspn

Tamarind extract- 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tspn

Sambar powder- 3 tblspn

Salt as per taste

Curry leaves- 10 leaves

Pre-preparation :

·      Soak tamarind in a bowl

·      Grind the mentioned amount of garlic and tomatoes in to a fine paste

·      Soak the chenna dal for 3 hours and grind it along with red chilly,sauf ,ginger and salt

·      Add 1 onion chopped finely and make a mixture in a mixing bowl

·      Make lemon sized balls out of the mixture and keep it on a plate

Method:

·      Heat a heavy bottom Pan, mud pot or iron kadai preferably

·      Temper the mustard, cumin and fenugreek  seeds by heating the oil

·      Add curry leaves and 1 onion finely chopped and saute for 5 mins

·      Add the ground tomatoes and garlic paste and saute for 5 mins

·      Once the onions  are well cooked add the turmeric powder,salt and sambar powder and saute for a min

·      Add 1 chenna dal ball in the curry and mix well

·      Pour in the tamarind extract and bring it  to a good boil for 10 mins,

·      Add the chenna balls in the curry and keep the flame in low for 15 mins,switch off the flame once the mixture get the right consistency

Authentic chettinadu style Urundai Kuzhambu is ready to serve