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Kara kuzhambu recipe | Kara kulambu with brinjal and drumstick

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kara-kulambu

If you ask which is the best combo of vegetables for making kara kuzhambu means I would say its brinjal and drumstick. Both the veggies goes well with even sambar and same applies for kara kuzhambu too. I make this basic kuzhambu and make with other veggies like ladies finger and even Parupurundai kuzhambu. I love it a lot and this tastes great with rice,sesame oil/ ghee or even tastes good with dosa. I make usually the no-coconut kuzhambu like this, but make this occasionally when I have coconut in stock.
Kara-kuzhambu

Kara kuzhambu Kulambu recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 20 mins    |  Serves: 4

Ingredients

Brinjal –  4 – 6 

Drumstick –  2 

Tamarind –  Big variety gooseberry size 

Onion –  1 

Tomato –  2 

Garlic –  8-10 flakes 

Sambar powder –  1 tblsp,heaped 

Pepper powder(optional) –  1/4 tsp 

Turmeric –  1/4 tsp 

Jaggery –  1/4 tsp 

Salt –  As needed 

To temper

Gingely oil/cooking oil – 3 tblsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

Mustard – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Toor dal – 1 tsp

Jeera – 2 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

To grind

Coconut grated – 1/2 cup

Onion – 1

Method

  1. Chop 1 onion roughly and other onion and tomato finely. Peel the garlic. Extract the tamarind juice. Heat kadai with oil and temper with the items given under ‘to temper’ table in order. Add garlic and onion and fry till transparent. Add tomatoes and fry till soft. 1-kara
  2. Add the tamarind extract and enough water,salt, turmeric, sambar powder. Add drumstick cut into desired size. Let it boil for 4 minutes. Then add brinjal and bring to boil. Grind coconut and another onion smoothly with little water and add it to the kuzhambu. 2-kara
  3. Let it boil until the brinjal gets cooked and the kuzhambu gets thick. Add pepper powder and jaggery and transfer to the serving bowl.3-kara

Notes

  • Brinjal gets cooked easily, so add it later after drumstick gets cooked almost 3/4th.
  • You can add any vegetable of your choice. Even any one of drumstick or brinjal alone.
  • If you dont have sambar powder, you can try with red chilli powder too. But use 2 tsp only and add 1 tsp dhaniya powder.

Serve with rice and any curry, kootu or poriyal. I had with vazhakkai curry.

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  8. to me paruupu urundai is the best in karakuzhambu….we had a friend during our college days whose mother used to make it and send it for us…..I have the recipe in drafts, have been too lazy to post anything!
    I love this version and will find both veggies to try this!

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  12. I made similar kind of stew(ofcourse not with coconut) wid pumpkin 2day…looks yumm,love the way the brinjals r cut into the same size as drumsticks..

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  21. சூப்பர்ர் குழம்பு,சுட்ட அப்பளத்துடன் சாப்பிட சூப்பராயிருக்குமே….

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  32. Hi Raks,
    pic looks mouth watering:-)

    May i know the name of the vessel used in 3rd step, it looks like a transparent one, just curious to know about it.

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  35. love this combination:Drumstick n Brinjal…kara kuzhambu looks more tempting…very nice recipe,going to try this for sure…last picture makes me feel hungry now…paakave sapidanum pola erukku 🙂

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  39. My way of making kara kulambu was very simple till my marriage. Learnt the correct version only after marriage from MIL. Just looking at the title I went back to the past 🙂 No doubt, brinjal and drumstick make a wonderful pair which goes well with steamed rice.

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  46. This is a must try gravy for me…
    I have one question.. I love the pot on the stove the brown one (what is it?) and I also love the one that you have displayed it in …where did you buy it??

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  54. Mmm.., that's what your clicks make me.., Love this combo.., I love the smell of drumstick, when I buy them I use them in everything possible :).., If could pick up your bowl.., I don't have to cook anything tonight!

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  55. mouth-watering!!!! karakuzhambhu and appalam awesome combo!!! i really envy your Gas-top Glass bowl raji!!!! i m trying my best to get it for me here, kidaika matengarathu!!!! 🙁

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  59. I tried this last night and it was superb with cabbage poriyal…
    So much did I loved this one, that I saved it for the next day's lunch, and trust me, it was heaved..
    You rock, raks!

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  63. hi!! m a greatest follower of your recipies.. only 2day got d chance to reply u. i made this kara kulambu 2day. it came out so well and evryone @ hme strtd praising me for my cookng skills.. thanku so much.. keep gng good work. for this kulambu i temepered d onion and coconut with 1/2 tsp jeera in a little oil and then ground it to avoid d biter taste of onion.

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  64. hi! i'm one of the greatest follower of your blog. tried so many recipies but only today got the time to reply you. I tried this kara kulambu and it came out so well that everyone at home loved it and started praising me for my improving cooking skills. A special thanks to you for that. Keep up your good work and keep going.!
    P.s: i tempered the coconut and onion with 1/4tbsp of jeera and 10 pepper seeds in oil and then ground it. Dont know it added any taste or not but one of my aunt told me to do this way.

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  65. hi Raks

    Big thanks to you. I tried this recipe with out coconut and came out nice ; tangy and spicy !!! I had a question about adding brinjal after tamarind paste. would that work? I heard veggies won't cook if we add tamarind first.

    The one correction I did was adding tamarind at the end. thanks.

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  70. Hi,
    Just tried your Kara Kuzhambu recipe and it came out very well.Just wanted to check with you if I could provide a link to yr recipe page from my blog in which I wanted to have links of tried and tested recipes…..
    Thanks and regards
    Ramya

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