Pepper – Garlic Kuzhambu

Ingredients - Kuzhambu
1 tsp oil
10 Garlic flakes
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
Lemon size tamarind (1 cup juice roughly)
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

For Masala Powder
1 tsp pepper corns
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp Channa dal
3 red chillies

Method

Prepare masala powder for kuzhambu first.
Roast pepper corns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chillies , urad dal , channa dal each one separately in 1 tsp of Oil. Allow it to cool and grind in a blender and leave it aside.

Heat Oil in a pan and season with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves .Fry chopped garlic until golden brown.Add the extracted tamarind juice and allow it to boil.Add salt as per taste and tumeric powder.Let it boil for 10 mins and then finally add the masala powder and keep stirring.Turn off the stove when the Kuzhambu is thick.

Aloo Garlic podimas

Ingredients
2 medium size potatoes
2 green chillies - chopped
8 garlic flakes – Chopped
1 onion -Big
Salt
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Oil
Curry leaves

Method

Steam potatoes and smash it.

Heat Oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and fry until golden brown .Add finely chopped chillies and onion and fry till it turns golden brown .Add turmeric powder and salt to it.
Now add the smashed potatoes and fry for few more mins.Garnish with curry leaves.

Tasty Aloo garlic podimas ready to be served with Kuzhambu rice.