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    Manathakkali vathal kuzhambu, no onion no garlic

    November 20, 2018 by Raks Anand Leave a Comment / Jump to Recipe

    Manathakkali vathal kuzhambu is a tangy and spicy tamarind based gravy prepared with dried blacknight shade berries. No onion no garlic step by step pictures recipe.

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    I took these manathakkali vathal from my mami during my last trip to India. I have made vathal kuzhambu couple of times and it's about to finish as I took very very less.

    So I thought before running out of it, I should post this recipe in my blog. Not a big fan of vathal in kuzhambu, I better like to have it fried and had as curd rice side dish. Yet wanted to make this time because felt like having after a bad viral infection 🤒.

    We always make kuzhambu with small onion and garlic, but making without both was really so easy and was done in a jiffy. Even for the kootu I did not add onion today. So the whole cooking work was done so easily I felt😀.

    manathakkali vathal kuzhambu

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    Manthakkali vathal kuzhambu recipe

    Manthakkali vathal kuzhambu is a tangy and spicy tamarind based gravy prepared with dried blacknight shade berries. No onion no garlic step by step pictures recipe.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Servings 4
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 tbsp Tamarind or store bought paste - 2 tbsp
    • 1.5 tablespoon Manathakkali vathal
    • 1 tablespoon Sambar powder
    • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder for color
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
    • ½ teaspoon Jaggery
    • 1 teaspoon Rice flour
    • Salt

    To temper

    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 teaspoon Toor dal
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • Curry leaves - a sprig
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    Instructions

    • If using tamarind, soak in hot water for 20 mins, extract tamarind juice and adjust the total quantity of water to measure 3& ½ cups.
    • Heat a kadai with oil. Splutter mustard, add urad dal, toor dal, cumins seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida.
    • Roast until dals turn golden. Add manathakkali vathal and roast for a minute.
    • Transfer the content to a heavy bottomed vessel.
    • Add sambar powder, turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and mix well with tamarind extract.
    • Boil for 15 mins. Towards end, dissolve rice flour in a tablespoon of water and mix.
    • Add jaggery, mix well and switch off the flame.

    Notes

    • If you do not have sambar powder, you can add red chilli powder and coriander powder as replacement. 
    • Adding jaggery enhances the taste. But do not add more. 
    • Using sambar powder is best for balanced taste as well as thickens easily. 
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    1. If using tamarind, soak in hot water for 20 mins, extract tamarind juice and adjust the total quantity of water to measure 3 & ½ cups.

    2. Heat a kadai with oil. Splutter mustard, add urad dal, toor dal, cumins seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida. Roast until dals turn golden.

    temper, add vathal

    3. Add manathakkali vathal and roast for a minute. Transfer the content to a heavy bottomed vessel. Add sambar powder, turmeric, red chilli powder, salt. 

    roasted, add spice powders

    4. Since I used tamarind paste, I added water, boil well with tamarind extract.

    add tamarind, boil well

    5. Boil for 15 mins. Towards end, dissolve rice flour in a tablespoon of water and mix.

    dissolve rice flour

    6. Add jaggery, mix well and switch off the flame.

    add jaggery, switch off

    Serve with mild poriyal, kootu as accompaniment. Mix with rice, sesame oil and enjoy. (chow chow kootu recipe)

    manathakkali vathal kuzhambu |black nightshade

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