Name: Poricha Kuzhambu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 10 nos Tender Ladies finger (medium); 2 nos Tomato (small); 1/2 cup Red gram (Thuvaraparippu); 1 heaped Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu); 1 1/2 tsp Pepper (approx 50 nos); 2 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku); Asafoetida (A small piece, Kayam); 1/4 cup Grated coconut; 1 no Onion (cut into pieces); Tamarind (A small ball, Puli); 1 level Turmeric powder; 4 tsp Cooking oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; Curry leaves (A few); Coriander leaves (A few, chopped); Salt (As reqd)

Poricha Kuzhambu

A variety dish made with Ladies finger(Vendakka)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

10 nos Tender Ladies finger medium
2 nos Tomato small
1/2 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
1 heaped Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
1 1/2 tsp Pepper approx 50 nos
2 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
Asafoetida A small piece, Kayam
1/4 cup Grated coconut
1 no Onion cut into pieces
Tamarind A small ball, Puli
1 level Turmeric powder
4 tsp Cooking oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Curry leaves A few
Coriander leaves A few, chopped
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Cut ladies finger into half inch pieces and tomato into small pieces.
Shallow fry the ladies finger for 5 mins on low fire using 1 tsp of oil. Keep aside.
Soak and cook red gram.
Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan.
Deep fry asafoetida.
Add black gram, pepper and red chillies.
Fry, till the dal becomes red.
Remove the fried items and heat up the same pan.
Fry the coconut, till it turns light brown.
Add chopped onions and stir for 2 mins and remove from fire.
Grind all the fried ingredients into a fine paste.
Extract juice of tamarind.
Place a thick-bottomed pan on fire.
Pour tamarind juice and add turmeric powder, ladies finger and salt.
Bring to boil, till the ladies finger is done.
Add cooked dal and tomatoes pieces and the paste.
:- The paste may be mixed well with half glass water to avoid lumps.
Boil for 3 - 4 mins.
Remove from fire.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Remove from fire and add curry leaves.
Pour it over the curry.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
:- Serve hot with steamed rice.
:- Chef¦s variation: Try with other vegetables like brinjal.

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Response (7)

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s June 7, 2006

not a very good curry, its similar to sambar but definitely sambar would taste better than this.

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Dhanalakshmi August 14, 2007

I tried this. This is ok recipe

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Shylaja Madhavan kutty February 14, 2006

Delicious and good with lot of pappadam.

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valsala February 12, 2006

It is a mouth watering dish. Spicy and goes well with rice.


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Sreekala Sukumaran February 11, 2006

Adi poli aayirikkunnu,Rombam pramadam

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Arjun March 4, 2006

good nice .. its made by my mom.. all of u rate it as excellent…

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shalini S December 12, 2006

Great Recipe for Chappathi and Rice!! Thanks!

4 from 7 votes (7 ratings without comment)

Poricha Kuzhambu