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Thiruvathirai kuzhambu | Thiruvadhirai kulambu recipe

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Thiruvathirai kuzhambu is a special sambar/gravy, prepared for the auspicious thiruvathirai festival, made with lots of vegetables, lentils and tamarind.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Maincourse, Prasadam
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 8
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

    Veggies used:

    • ½ cup cowpeas thattapayaru
    • ½ cup field beans green mochai
    • ¼ cup flat beans avaraikkai
    • ¼ cup cluster beans kothavarai
    • ¼ cup broad beans thatta avarai
    • 1 cup bottle gourd suraikkai
    • 1 cup ridge gourd peerkangai
    • 1 cup ash gourd vellai poosanikkai
    • ½ cup raw banana vazhakkai
    • 1 inch ginger
    • Small piece lemon

    Other ingredients:

    • 2 tbsp gingelly oil
    • 1 tsp mustard
    • 1 tsp cumin
    • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
    • ¼ tsp asafoetida
    • 1 big onion
    • Curry leaves
    • 1 tomato
    • ½ tsp turmeric powder
    • 3 tsp sambar powder
    • 2 tsp salt
    • 1 big lemon size tamarind
    • 6 cups water approx.
    • 1 cup cooked toor dal
    • Coriander leaves

    Instructions
     

    Preparation:

    • Rinse and chop all the vegetables. It is better to separately keep beans varieties and water vegetable varieties as each have different cooking time.
    • I used brown cowpeas(thattapayaru) and green field beans(mochai). You can use any kind of legumes based on availability.
    • Soak cowpeas in water for 30mins.
    • Soak a big size of tamarind in water.
    • Cook a cup of toor dal until soft and keep aside.

    Recipe to make special Thiruvadhirai kuzhambu:

    • Heat oil in a large vessel, season mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.
    • Add onions and curry leaves with a lavish pinch of asafoetida.
    • Saute onions until they become soft and add tomato.
    • When tomato becomes soft, add turmeric powder and sambar powder.
    • Mix the masala and add soaked cowpeas with mochai( field beans).
    • Add other beans varieties also now with a big cup of water and cook for five minutes.
    • Put a small piece of ginger, which helps for better digestion.
    • In five to ten minutes, those veggies become soft and now add the watery vegetables.
    • You can pour some more water if required to cook them.
    • Cover with a lid and cook for ten minutes.
    • Once when the veggies are completely soft and cooked, add two cups of thick tamarind water and mix well.
    • Also, add a small scrap of lemon with the zest. Lemon is to give the flavor and it's unique tanginess.
    • Add the cooked and mashed dal along with a full cup of water and salt.
    • Let the gravy come to a full boiling stage.
    • Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and switch off.
    • Serve this auspicious thiruvathirai kulambu during Thiruvathirai viratham and Aarudhra dharisanam.

    Notes

    Tips: 1) Ideally, this special prasadam kulambu should be prepared with 7 or 9 or 11 varieties of different vegetables and legumes. It's purely your choice based on the availability in your place. 2) Always make this gravy ahead of time, so that the veggies soak well and absorb the taste.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 250kcal
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