Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Karakuzhambu Recipe

Hi friends,

I have just started blogging. I have a passion for cooking. So let me introduce with my post on a south indian recipe. Hope you guys will give a try.

Karakuzhambu

Ingredients

1 Onion
1 Tomato (Small)
4-5 Garlic pieces
Small lemon size Tamarind (Soak it in water)
Coriander leaves
Karipatha
1 tsp Jeera
3-4 Pepper corn
A Pinch Asafoetida
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
Any vegetable (Brinjal(2-3), Ladys finger (5-6), Drumstick (2-3)
1/2 cup Coconut Juice.( Coconut crushed with water in a mixer)
3 tsp Vegatable Oil
1 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
1 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder.

Method:

1. Put kadai on stove, pour oil on kadai.

2. Put mustard let the mustard splutter.

3. Put jeera, Pepper corn, sliced onion, sliced tomato, Karipatta and a pinch of Asafoetida. Saute for 3-5 minutes.

4. Put the cut vegatable and saute it again.

5. Pour the Tamarind Juice.

6. Put the Chilli and Coriander Powder and Saute it. Let it boil till the vegetable is cooked.

7. Pour the Coconut juice and allow it to boil for 5-10 minutes.

8. Garnish it with Coriander leaves. Ready to serve with Rice.