Thursday, October 17, 2013

Karuvepillai Poondu Kuzhambu/Curryleaves and Garlic in Tamarind Gravy

Today am running my third week of blogging marathon with an interesting theme, trust me i seriously loved this theme, do you want to know about this week's theme??.The theme of this weeks is Favourite celebrity chef recipes. I have many favourite chefs and i have huge collections of their bookmarked recipes either through youtube or in their respective blogs or in their books. Seriously i have to break my head to chose three among my favourite chefs, wat to do finally i went for my most favourite three chefs.

For today's post, i chosed to cook from Chef Damu, he is an excellent chef who also hold a Guinness world of record and one of the adorable judge of a well known cooking competition. Chef Damu shares variety of cuisines obviously i have a couple of favourites. One among those favourite is this curryleaves garlic kuzhambu aka Karuvepillai Poondu Kuzhambu. The interesting part of this gravy is curryleaves are grinded as a paste and cooked along with other spices which sounds prefect for me coz my family members everytime thrown away the curry leaves. Atlast i can feed them with this healthy herbs, this kuzhambu goes for shallots and garlic and definitely this gravy goes awesome with rice and breakfast dishes like idlies or dosas. Highly flavourful and fingerlicking kuzhambu tastes much more best after a day, everyone at home enjoyed thoroughly this gravy.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#33..Sending to Srivalli's Side dish Mela and  to WTML guest hosted by Asiya, event by Gayathri.




1/4cup Curry leaves
15-20nos Garlic cloves
1lemon size Tamarind balls
1no Tomato (big & chopped)
10nos Shallots (chopped)
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tbsp Coriander powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
2nos Green chillies (slit opened)
2nos Dry red chillies
1tsp Mustard seeds + urad dal
Few curryleaves (for tempering)
Oil
Salt

Grind the curry leaves with enough water as thick paste,also grind the tomato as a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan, let crack the mustard seeds,urad dal, add the dry red chillies,curry leaves, fry for few minutes.

Add the chopped shallots, ginger garlic paste, cook for few minutes.

Add the garlic cloves, cook for few seconds.

Now add the tomato paste, curry leaves paste, cook everything in simmer for few minutes.

Add the coriander powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder,salt and slit opened green chillies, cook everything in simmer.

Meanwhile extract the tamarind juice from the lemon sized tamarind ball..strain it and add it to the pan.

Cook everything for few minutes until the gravy gets thickens and the oil gets separates.

Serve hot with rice.

39 comments:

Nithya said... Reply To This Comment

I love chef Damu Recipes.. Aromatic, healthy and finger licking kuzhambu..

Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

I must say I've never heard of this incredibly beautiful, spicy and amazing vegan dish...I know for a fact that I would love it!
Photo, and recipe is SUPERB!

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Can imagine the flovor,yummy gravy

PrathibhaSreejith said... Reply To This Comment

Looks Yum Priya, tempting click !!

meena said... Reply To This Comment

20 garlic flakes with shallots that sounds sooo soo yummy with tamarind.I am drooling as I write this.

Vimitha Durai said... Reply To This Comment

Very healthy and flavorful kulambhu akka

Anitha said... Reply To This Comment

Tempting kuzhambu....

Saraswathi Ganeshan said... Reply To This Comment

I can smell the flavour of your kuzhambu!!Simply fabulous!!!!

nandoos kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious Priya. I like the recipes of chef Damu. Poondu kuzhambu looks delicious. Going to try this right now.

Akila said... Reply To This Comment

Ah... My mouth is watering here....

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful pic and the karakuzhambu is my favorite one :)

Lifewithspices said... Reply To This Comment

yummy n flavorful one..

Janani said... Reply To This Comment

What a coincident I have chosen to make this for tomo lunch kulambhu looks so good very tempting

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Chef Damu Is My fav chef too :) very very flavorful and delicious kozhambu :) love to finish them with steamed rice right now :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

one of my fav kulambu..looks tempting..

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Princy Vinoth said... Reply To This Comment

THIs looks so delicious and spicy.must try soon.

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jayanthi said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful photo. Great recipe. Some of your chettinad kuzhambu recipes are already on my to-try list. Adding this one also to it.

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

I need to have this rightnow, totally tempting

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

yum yum Priya, looks delicious and colorful

Oriyarasoi said... Reply To This Comment

I am drooling all over this dish............its awesome!!

Rajani S said... Reply To This Comment

I have lots of curry leaves to be used up. Will try this recipe for sure..

Sona said... Reply To This Comment

I too have made the same kuzhambu, its really delicious and flavorful.

AparnaRajeshkumar said... Reply To This Comment

damu is dam good ! he is one of the inspiring person in the food ! lovely kuzhambu , konjam pickle, konjam chips ! vera enna venum?

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

That's a wonderful way to eat curry leaves Priya..though we do make lots of podis, never used in paste form..the curry's colour looks amazing!..looking fwd to your other chefs..:)

Priya Anandakumar said... Reply To This Comment

superb aks, I am a gr8 fan of Dhamu... finger licking gravy delicious...

Priya said... Reply To This Comment

We do karuvepillai kulambu .but i have never tried this combinaton .Lovely kulambu hmm . chef damu is a well known kitchensuperstar,I love the way he throw the ingredients to sauce pan (style).

great-secret-of-life said... Reply To This Comment

so tempting.. Love this

The Pumpkin Farm said... Reply To This Comment

Glad to get to know about your inspirations, it will be a revelation to know who all you follow Priya, this is a beautiful looking kuzhambu

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Kuzambu looks so delicious and mouthwatering. Excellent pics of of the dish.
Deepa

Chef Mireille said... Reply To This Comment

perfect gravy to pour over rice

Harini R said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome gravy with curry leaves!

Hema said... Reply To This Comment

Love this tangy and spicy kuzhambu, you have done it well, with the oil floating on the top, makes it very tempting..

Asiya Omar said... Reply To This Comment

Looks awesome.Thanks for linking it to Gayathri's WTML Event.

Sandhya Ramakrishnan said... Reply To This Comment

Such a delicious Kuzhambu! I also watch chef Damu's show...I would like to make this soon!

Padmajha said... Reply To This Comment

I too watch his shows Priya. This is such an awesome and flavorful gravy...

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

What an amazing dish. Looks yummy!!

cookingwithsapana said... Reply To This Comment

Curry looks delicious and flavorful !

veena said... Reply To This Comment

I love chef Damu's recipes...looks awesome