Kara Kuzhambu | Kara Kulambu
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A tangy South Indian spiced vegetable curry from Tamil Nadu featuring drumsticks, onions, and brinjals in a coconut, tamarind, and spice base. Complex and aromatic, it's traditionally served with rice.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 2 tablespoons oil (- sesame oil or preferred neutral oil)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon urad dal ((hulled and split black gram))
- 9 to 10 pearl onions (or 4 to 5 shallots or 1 medium to large onion - diced)
- 8 to 10 curry leaves (or 1 sprig of curry leaves)
- 1 tomato (- medium-sized, chopped)
- 1.5 cups vegetables (- chopped; brinjals, potatoes, carrots or your preferred veggies)
- 1 or 2 drumsticks (peeled and chopped in 2 to 3 inches batons)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1.5 cups water (- to add to kuzhambu gravy)
- salt (as required)
- ½ tablespoon tamarind (- tightly packed)
- ½ cup water (- hot, for soaking tamarind)
- 3 teaspoons coriander seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- ¼ teaspoon whole black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ cup coconut (- chopped or grated, fresh or frozen)
- ½ to ⅔ cup water (- for grinding or blending)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 50M
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- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 390mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 191mg
- Calcium
- 37mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 390MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.