ReshKitchen

Poondu Kuzhambu (Spicy Garlic Curry)

Ingredients

To Roast and Grind

Other Ingredients

Instructions

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and roast dal,methiseeds,pepper,coriander seeds
Grind them to a coarse powder
Just grind 3 tomatoes to a paste and keep it aside. I didn’t add extra water while grinding
Chop an onion finely and peel off skin from garlic
Heat sesame oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds,curry leaves. Let them splutter
Later add onions and garlic cloves. Saute until they are caramalized
Add 1/4 cup of water. Add salt, pinch of turmeric and let them boil until garlic is cooked. It will approximately take 5-6 minutes
Now add tomato paste, chilli powder and keep stirring the curry for 3-4 minutes
Depending on the variety of tomatoes you have used the color of the curry starts changing to a bright red color
Let it boil in a low flame for at least 10 minutes
Now add the coarsely ground powder,jaggery powder,1/4 cup water and mix everything well
Adjust salt and spice
Leave it boil for 5 minutes. The curry will start to thicken and you can turn off the flame
Serve this tangy ‘Poondu Kuzhambu’ with steaming hot rice . I prepared keerai kottu today as a side dish 🙂