Chow chow kara kuzhambu | Seema vankaya kuzhambu-How to make-step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 8 | Type : Kuzhambu, Side dish, Gravy, Curry | Take with : Rice, dosa, Idly

Main ingredients

• Chow chow[seema kathirikai] –10
• sambar Onion – 6
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Tomato - 1 [chopped]
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram– ½ tbsp
• Urad dal– ½ tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery - 1 tbsp
• Tamarind water - 4 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sesame Oil – 3 tbsp
• Water As needed

ingredients for roasting and grinding

• Dry Red chilli-1
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram– 1 tbsp
• Urad dal– 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns - 1/2 tbsp
• * Heat pan with oil roast all ingredients then grind to fine paste

Method

• Dry roast fenugreek seeds & coarsely grind
• Heat 2 tbsp sesame oil in a pan , add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Bengal gram and urad dal.
• Add curry leaves, asafoetida, garlic, onion & sauté well
• Add fenugreek powder saute.
• Add tomato saute till soft.
• Add chow chow, turmeric, red chilli powder saute.
• Then add water, cook till soft.
• Add ground paste & water mix well let it boil.
• Add tamarind water & salt let it boil
• Add jaggery mix well let it boil for 2 min.
• Then cut off heat, serve hot with rice, idly, dosa.

How to make Chow chow kara kuzhambu - Step by step [Simple, Authentic]

In a mixie jar, add roasted ingredients in a mixie jar, grind to fine paste

Ground mixture ready

Soak tamarind for 5 min

Heat 2 tbsp oil, add mustard, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, onion & asafoetida

Add fenugreek seeds

Add chow chow, turmeric powder & red chilli pwoder saute for 3 min

Add tomato saute till soft

Add water, cook till soft

Add ground mixture

Add tamarind water, let it boil till raw smell out

Add salt

Add jaggery

Let it boil for 3 min

Now its ready, cut off heat

Chayote tamarind spicy curry for rice

Chow chow kara kuzhambu

Seema kathirikai- Seema vankaya kuzhambu