Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Manathakkali Vathal and Vatha kulambu podi. Perfect side dish with rice.
Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu
Vatha Kuzhambu, My favorite dish to make for lunch. Recently I have started to use my vathakuzhambu podi for making that and it was a huge success. I have already made a sundaikai vatha kuzhambu using that powder and it turned out really great.
This is a vathakuzhambu made with manathakkali vathal and I loved it so much. You can usechenarikkai vathal or any vathal as you like. Will share the different version
soon. Keep checking my blog.
Ingredients for Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe
- Gingelly Oil / Sesame Oil / Nalla Ennai - 3 tbsp
- Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
- Tomato - 1 medium size chopped
- Garlic - 6 fat cloves peeled
- Curry Leaves a fat sprig
- Dried Manathakkali Vathal / Black Night Shade - ¼ cup
- Tamarind - 1 small lemon size or 4 tbsp of tamarind pulp
- Vatha Kuzhambu Podi- 3 tbsp or to taste
- Salt to taste
- Sugar / Jaggery - 1 tsp
- Water - 3 cup
How to make Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe
- Take tamarind in a bowl, add in ½ cup of water, soak it for 5 mins. Squeeze well to remove the pulp, strain and set aside.
- Heat oil in kadai. Add in sliced onions, garlic, curry leaves and saute it for 5mins.
- Add in Tomatoes and saute for couple of mins.
- Add in dried manathakkali vathal and saute for 5 mins.
- Add in salt, sugar and vatha kuzhambu podi. Mix well for a min.
- Add in tamarind pulpand water, bring this to boil. Simmer the kadai for 15 to 20 mins till it isthick and oil separates.
- Serve with rice.
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Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe - Black Night Shade Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Gingelly Oil / Sesame Oil / Nalla Ennai
- 1 medium size sliced thinly Onion
- 1 medium size chopped Tomato
- 6 fat cloves peeled Garlic
- Curry Leaves a fat sprig
- ¼ cup Dried Manathakkali Vathal / Black Night Shade
- 1 small lemon size or 4 tbsp of tamarind pulp Tamarind
- 3 tbsp or to taste Vatha Kuzhambu Podi
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar / Jaggery
- 3 cup Water
Instructions
- Take tamarind in a bowl, add in ½ cup of water, soak it for 5 mins. Squeeze well to remove the pulp, strain and set aside.
- Heat oil in kadai. Add in sliced onions, garlic, curry leaves and saute it for 5mins.
- Add in Tomatoes and saute for couple of mins.
- Add in dried manathakkali vathal and saute for 5 mins.
- Add in salt, sugar and vatha kuzhambu podi. Mix well for a min.
- Add in tamarind pulpand water, bring this to boil. Simmer the kadai for 15 to 20 mins till it isthick and oil separates.
- Serve with rice.
Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe step by step picture
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take tamarind in a bowl |
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| cover it with water |
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| mix well and strain the juice |
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| Heat oil and saute onion, garlic and curry leaves |
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| add in tomatoes too and saute for 2 mins |
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| add in dried manathakkali vatha |
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| now mix this up |
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| saute this for 5 mins |
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| now it is well fried |
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| add some sugar |
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| some salt |
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| saute for 30 sec |
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| Add in tamarind pulp |
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| some water |
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| bring this to boil |
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| once it reaches a good boil |
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| cover the pan |
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| simmer the stove |
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| cook till oil separates |
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| the curry with get thick in the mean time |
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| serve |
sindhuja
My favorite one...wish to hav tat right now
Usha
Aarthi, wonderful curry recipe of Manathakkali dried seeds. We get here fresh bunch and just recently I made stir fry. I will check if these seeds are available in Indian store. I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Nivi D
Hi arthi,
Tried this recipe with ur homemade powder and it turned out yummy .. i have tried the same recipe without the powder and it never tasted tat gud hence i was always apprehensive to cook vatha kulambu .. tried ur complete recipe and was delicious .
Thank u
Dhivya
I tried your recipe with the podi. It turned out amazing. The vatha kuzhambu was lip smacking good 😋. Your recipe is a keeper. Friends loved it too. Can’t wait to try with other vathals.