Kara Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup potatoes
• 1 Onion
• 1 Tomato
• 10 Garlic flakes
• 1/2 Cup tamarind pulp
• 1/4 Cup coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp Sambhar powder
• 1 tsp Gram
• 1 tsp Black gram
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 2 tsp Chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
• Few curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

How to make Kara Kuzhambu:

• Cut onion and tomato into slices.
• Crush the garlic flakes.
• Heat the oil.
• Fry the black gram, gram and cumin seeds till they turn brown.
• Grind this fried mixture to make a fine powder and keep it aside.
• Heat the oil again.
• Add curry leaves, crushed garlic and sliced onion.
• Saute for few minutes.
• Add potatoes and fry it.
• Mix sliced tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder and sambhar powder.
• Add tamarind pulp, salt and water.
• Boil it for 5 minutes.
• Now add dal powder and coconut milk.
• Cook it over low flame.
• Kara Kuzhambu is ready.