Kara Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Any One vegetable of your choice (lady’s finger, brinjal, bitter guard or drumstick).
Small Onion - 6 to 7 sliced.
Tomato - 1 chopped finely.
Garlic - 4 to 5.
Tamarind - One lemon size. (To dilute in ¾ cup).
Hing - a little.
Red Chilli Powder - 1 ½ tbsp.
Coriander Powder - 1 ½ tbsp.
Sambar Powder - ½ tbsp.
Turmeric powder - ½ tbsp.

For grinding:

Coconut - 1/4 cup. (This takes out the extra hot and extra sour out of the dish.)
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tbsp.

For seasoning:

Oil - 2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - ½ tbsp.
Cumin seeds - ¼ tbsp.
Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tbsp.
Fennel seeds - ¼ tbsp.
Urad dal and Channa dal - ½ tbsp.
Curry leaves - 5 to 6 leaves.

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan or kadai and season with the above ingredients under "For Seasoning" and fry onion and garlic till Golden brown.
2. Now add chopped tomato and fry till it becomes pulp and add the vegetables for few minutes (4-5 mins).
3. Add all powders, mix well with the tamarind diluted water and add this to kadai.
4. Let it boil, till Oil floats on top.
5. Now add the grinded Coconut and bring it to a boil for few minutes.

Tasty and Spicy Kulambu is ready.