Horse gram Curry (kolluk khuzhambu)

Kolluk kozhambu

Ingredient

1 cup horse gram

1 onion

2Tomatoes 

Salt 1 teaspoon

Oil-2 teaspoon

Garlic 1 PC

Garnishing

Mustard seed -1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seed -1/2 teaspoon

Fenugreek-1/2 teaspoon

Pinch of asafoetida

Method

Soak the horse gram-3 hours before cooking

Dice the onion and tomatoes

Boil the horse gram, onion, garlic and tomatoes in the cooker with 5 whistles

Heat the oil in the frying-pan

Add all garnishing items and curry leaves 

Add salt 

Boil for 10 more minutes. 

Now ready to be served

Parangikkai Puli Kohzhambu (Pumpkin Tamarind Curry)

Parangikkai Puli Kohzhambu (Pumpkin Tamarind Curry)

Serves                        Preparation
   4                                                       30mins


Ingredients

1. 250g of Pumpkin
2. 1 big onion
3. 2 Tomatoes
4. 10g of Tamarind
5. 4 cloves of garlic
6. 1/2 Teaspoon of turmeric
7. 1 Tablespoon of curry powder
8. 2 Teaspoon of oil
9. 1/2 Teaspoons of Musturd,Cumin,Fenugreek and a pinch of asefoetida powder for garnish
10. A few curry leaves
11. 1 Teaspoon of salt

Method
1.Mix well tamarind, tumeric, curry powder and salt in 2 cups of water
2.Wash the pumpkin and dice into cubes
3. Cut the onion and tomatoes
4. Add the tamarind mixture and the diced vegetables in a cooking pot
5. Boil till the vegetables become tender.
6.Heat oil in the saucepan
7.Add Musturd,Cumin, Fenugreek, asefoetida and curry leaves
8.Fry till golden brown then add this to the thickened curry.