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Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu
Course: KuzhambuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesA delicious gravy made with mochai kottai (dried beans) and tamarind. This is served with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Mochai Kottai – 1 cup
Tamarind – Lemon size
Salt – 2 teaspoon
Sambar Powder – 1 heaped tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Mustard – 1 teaspoon
Sambar Onion – 5
Curry leaves – few
Directions
- Soak tamarind and salt in one cup of water.
- In a kadai put one teaspoon oil and fry the Mochai Kottai till it turns light brown.
- Put it in a pressure cooker and add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for three whistles. Cool it and drain the excess water.
- Squeeze out the tamarind and extract the juice. Add more water and again take out the remaining juice. The tamarind juice should be of 3 cups.
- Add sambar powder and turmeric powder to the tamarind juice.
- Add cooked mochai kottai also. Mix well and bring to boil.
- Grind the coconut to a fine paste. Add to the boiling kuzhambu. Stir well. Allow to boil in a low flame for few more minutes.
- Season it with mustard, curry leaves and chopped onion.
Notes
- You can also make the above Kuzhambu using Karamani (cow gram) or Whole gram (Kondai kadalai) instead of Mochai Kottai (dried beans).