Sukku kuzhambu is very appetising and tasty tamarind based gravy for rice. With dry ginger, it has a very good effect in our tummy inducing hunger as well as digestion.
I always love different kind of tangy, spicy kuzhambu recipes. Like my Poondu Kuzhambu, Brinjal pepper kuzhambu, karuveppilai kuzhambu…
Sukku kuzhambu also I loved a lot. It's very appetising and good for us to include sukku – Dry ginger in our diet.
I had some sukku powder passed to me by my FIL. It helps a lot for digestion. So when Aj's classmate friend mom (Raji) told this recipe, I wanted to try it out immediately.
So tried this and loved it a lot. The sukku smell is not over powdering in this kuzhambu, just very mild and very tasty.
I have used sukku powder, but you can also use a piece of dry ginger itself if you have some.
Method
- Extract tamarind juice and dilute with water to make it 2 & ½ cups. Set aside. Grind coconut, pepper and sukku with little water until smooth.
2. Heat a kadai with oil and temper with mustard followed by fenugreek seeds. Add half of curry leaves. After that, add cubed onion and garlic. Fry until it turns slightly pinkish. Add chopped tomatoes and fry for a minute.
3. Mix the tamarind juice with ground mixture, sambar powder, turmeric and salt mean while. Add it to the kadai/ boiling vessel and bring to boil.
4. Simmer and boil for 10 minutes or until thick consistency reaches. Mix lastly with the curry leaves torn roughly.
Enjoy this appetising kuzhambu with any kootu as accompaniment. I love to eat it rice. But can also be eaten with idli dosa as well.
Recipe card
Sukku kuzhambu recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Onion
- 8 cloves Garlic
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind - Small lemon size
- 1.5 teaspoon Sambar powder
- ⅛ pinches Turmeric
- Salt
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
To grind
- 2 tablespoon Coconut
- ½ tablespoon Black pepper Karu milagu
- ½ teaspoon Sukku powder Dry ginger powder
To temper
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
Instructions
- Extract tamarind juice and dilute with water to make it 2 & ½ cups. Set aside.
- Grind coconut, pepper and sukku with little water until smooth.
- Heat a kadai with oil and temper with mustard followed by fenugreek seeds.
- Add half of curry leaves. After that add cubed onion and garlic.
- Fry until it turns slightly pinkish. Then add chopped tomatoes and fry for a minute.
- Mix the tamarind juice with ground mixture, sambar powder, turmeric and salt mean while.
- Add it to the kadai/ boiling vessel and bring to boil.
- Simmer and boil for 10 minutes or until thick consistency reaches.
- Mix lastly with the curry leaves torn roughly.
Notes
- After mixing tamarind juice with everything, just taste few drops to check if all the tastes are balanced.
- Top with sesame oil when eating with rice.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
wow 🙂 amma has told me several times ! but ur picture tempting me to try immediately lovely raks !
Premalatha Aravindhan
Very tempting Kuzhambu,love the addition sukku Raji will try next time while i make...
dassana
shall try next time to add ginger powder when making kuzhambu. what cookware are you using to simmer the kuzhambu. is it glass? would love to have one.
RAKS KITCHEN
Yes Dassana, it's glass. Brand name is VISIONS. can be used over gas, electric and even in oven 🙂
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Sangeetha
Wow...so spicy n tempting kuzhambu, will try this for sure...inviting pics, too good 🙂
shan's health cusine
Wow ! Great recipe. Is that cauliflower curry in ur pic ?
Jeyashrisuresh
Super interesting recipe, adding sukku is a nice twist and quite healthy too, pretty clicks
Revathi
Spicy kuzhambu ...awesome recipe as a kick start for this days .. Love to have the next day with dosa .. Tastes more yummiest.. Will try this out..
RAKS KITCHEN
No it's appalam kootu...
Siji Anto
hi
can i grind the dry ginger and use if so how should i grind them as i dont have the sukku powder only the dry ginger
Sudha Sabarish
Very interesting recipe and never heard about using sukku in these kind of gravies.Nice one.
Divya Praveen
hi,
wats sukku powder?
Subha Kalyanasundaram
Hi,
Can you please add some dishes without onion, garlic and green chilli (Satvic food)?
Nagalakshmi V
I got one as a gift and it's still wrapped up because i have too many cooking pans already. Each time I see it here, I feel like I should open mine and use it! It's been over a year since I got it 🙂
Home Cooked Oriya Food
love it... yummy!
Veena Theagarajan
super clicks Raks and nice kulambu.. Love it will try soon
RAKS KITCHEN
Dry Ginger powder
RAKS KITCHEN
yes you can grind it along the coconut pepper. Add a small piece may be 1/2 inch piece.
Sangeetha Nambi
Wow ! Yummy tangy, healthy kuzhambu.. Love it all tiem with Pappads...
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Sanoli Ghosh
Very tempting kuzhambu. Fingerlicking good.
today's recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.in/2013/02/paal-kozhukattai-kollukattai-modaks-in.html
Aruna Manikandan
interesting recipe, adding sukku powder definitely will give a wonderful flavor to this kuzhambu. Healthy and delicious kuzhambu raji 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN
Will try 🙂
Priti S
looks yum ...I have some sukku with me to use ..shall try this
Janani
I have heard of sukkah Mali coffee but never heard of kuzhambhu looks like a perfect dish for this winter season. Thanks for sharing raks.
dassana
thanks raks for the info and brand name. i will see if i can buy it here or online.
nags, you should start using your cookware soon 🙂
Kadhyaa
raks looks really nice but what is Sukku ?
Anonymous
This is really nice.. and unique..
sree mathi
I tried this receipe today and came out very well.... This receipe is not showing in index column under kulambu.... Can I pls add for future reference
sree mathi
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divya
this looks fabulous... mouth watering...
goguldeep v
nice recipe..
kokila Sakthivel
Hi raks...thanks a lot...post maternity a felt I forgot all cooking.since I entered kitchen rarely.but I'm doing a better cooking.tomato kuzhambu, brinjal Masala kuzhambu...awesome... keep going...