Vatha Kuzhambhu

Vatha Kuzhambhu is such a comfort food and a must do atleast once a month in every household in South India. Its a combination of spice, sweet and sour. Very Simple to make and tastes awesome.

Ingredients:

• Tamarind Extract - 1 Cup
• Sambar Powder - 2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida Powder - 1 Pinch
• Curry leaves - 1 Sprig
  
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
  

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai, now add the mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutters add the curry leaves and Fenugreek seeds. Now pour the Tamarind extract and some water. Add the Sambar Powder, Salt and Asafoetida mix well and let it simmer for quite some time or until the liquid reduces to half the quantity. And thats it, we are ready to taste it. The trick is to let the liquid simmer, thats where the tastes get blended and ofcourse the Sambar Powder is the real trick. I will post the recipe for Sambar Powder shortly or you can use any of the Sambar Powder that you get in Indian Stores like Aachi, Shakti etc.

Now this is a little spicy curry, so serve it with Ghee and the side vegetable a little sweet one like Cabbage or Beans Poriyal. And goes without saying it tastes best with Hot Steamed Rice.

Enjoy!!!!!