Karuveppilai Kuzhambu

With Amma visiting, we always start making very healthy and traditional recipes. Amma always loves medicinal vegetables and makes sure that it is incorporated into the diet. Some months ago my sister called me to find out the easy version of the karuvapillai kozhambu that Amma used to make. I told her I had no clue and she told me that I need to blog it next time because it very delicious. So this time my Amma helped me make this kozhambu and I loved it. It was super easy and I loved the saucy texture of the kozhambu. It paired very well with moong and channa dhal paruppu thogayal. 

Gadgets:

Blender

Wok

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Ingredients:

Curry Leaves = a big fist full

Whole Black Pepper = 1 1/2 tbsp

Tamarind - 1 small lemon size

Dry Red Chillies - 1 

Asafoetida - a small bit

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Salt

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp

Ginjili Oil - 2 tbsp

Jaggery - a pinch

Preparation:

1. Add curry leaves, pepper, chilies, tamarind, asafoetida and water in a blender and make into a fine paste.

2. Heat the wok with oil. Add mustard and fenugreek seeds, as soon as the mustard seeds pop add the paste along with some salt.

3. Bring the sauce to a boil and you will see it thicken in a few minutes, add jaggery and mix well. Serve it over hot rice.