Tattai Payir Kulambu (suvai)
Suvai nga sent me few recipes.
Today I cooked two of them.
The kulambu was nice with chappathi.
Suvai irrungga, unggalukkum konjam kudukkiren :lol:
1)Thatai payir kuzhambu:
Thatai payir - maybe 1 aazhaku
oru moodi thengai thiruvinathu
poondu 4 cloves
1 tsp kasa kasa
1 pinch perungayam
chinna vengayam
tamarind 1 lime size
tomatoes 1 big
ethavathu oru kaai of the following - kathiri/murungai/chow chow/surakaai
1 tsp or more sambar podi
karuvepilai
kothamalli
thatai payir - boil panni vachikonga
boil kaai with puli /konjam manjal podi & enough sambar podi pottu nallaa vega vaikavum in the mean time
grated coconut/poondu/kasa kasa araithu vaithukondu when the vegies are cooked & raw smell of sambar podi is gone..add the thatai payir......boil for another 5 ot 8 mins then....add the ground coconut paste...use slow fire plz....boil till the mixture is now getting kuzhambu consistency......put off the fire.
In the mean time in a kadai pour little oil about 4 tsp or 1 & half Tbspn of oil & when hot add little kadugu/2 red chillies/pinch perungayam/sliced chinna vengayam fry this well then add tomatoes fry it well again till all the water of the tomato is evaporated...now add chopped karuvepilai & kothamalli.....one stir & pour this in the kuzhambu mixture....super ah irukum rice ku....ithoda....u can make plain muttai kose poriyal or beans poriyal....very yummilu ngovvvv!! try & let me know.
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Potato Tomato Curry (kugan)
[tscii]Try this simple tomato potato curry.
POTATOES TOMATOES CURRY
Ingredients:
2 potatoes boil and cut into cubes
2 tomatoes chopped
1 big onion chopped
5 pips garlic minced
½ inch ginger minced
2 green chillies sliced
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 tsp chillie powder
½ tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp cumin powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Salt to taste
Little coriander leaves chopped
2 tsp oil
¼ tsp mustard seeds
2 dried chillies broken
1 sprig curry leaves
Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds.
Add in the broken dried chillies and curry leaves.
Sauté for a minute, add in the onions, ginger and garlic.
Fry for a few seconds, add in the sliced green chillies,
Add in all the powders, mix well for a minute.
Add in the chopped tomatoes and fry well till the tomatoes
turn mushy. Add in the salt and the cooked potatoes.
Mix well add in the tamarind paste and enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil and let it simmer on low heat, till thick in consistency. mash the potatoes a little while cooking. Remove and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Goes well with chapathi or rice.
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