Mochakottai puli kuzhambu |Avarekalu tamarind curry-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Preparation&Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Sambar, curry,kulambhu | Take with : Rice, idli, dosa

Ingredients

• Mochakottai [Field beans, Lima Beans] – 1 cup [fresh]
• Tamarind extract – ½ cup or tamarind paste – 2 tbsp or Tamarind - Lemon size ball [Soak tamarind in warm water for 5 min then squeeze, filter & Extract]
• Fenugreek seeds – 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 1 spring [finely chopped]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Gingelly oil[Til oil, sesame oil, nalla ennai] – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

For roasting & grinding ingredients

• Dry red chilli – 2 or 3
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Coriander seeds - ½ tbsp
• Peppercorns- ½ tbsp
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
• Sambar onion– 6
• Garlic– 3
• Heat oil in a pan then roast above ingredients & grind to fine paste with ½ cup of water.

Method

• Heat water in a pan & let it boil. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder salt & field beans cook till soft.
• Dry roast fenugreek seeds, let it cool, grind to fine powder.
• Heat oil in a pan , add mustard, chana dal, urad dal, hing, curry leaves, & fenugreek powder saute
• Add boiled field beans,ground paste, water, mix well & let it boil.
• Add turmeric, red chilli powder let it boil
• Add tamarind water, & salt let it for 5 min.
• Finally add 1 tbsp sesame oil& cut off heat. Serve hot with rice

Note

• Don’t pressure cook nuts because it loses nutrient values.

How to make Mochakottai puli kulambu-Step by step photos

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Boil field beans with turmeric, red chilli powder, salt added water till soft.

Dry roast fenugreek, grind to fine powder

Add chana dal, urad dal, peppercorns, coriander

Add dry red chilli saute till light brown

add sambar onion, garlic saute

Add coconut, saute till soft

Add sauted ingredients in a mixer jar, grind to fine paste

Ground paste ready

Heat oil add mustard, urad al, chana dal, curry leaves, asafoetida

Add fenugreek powder saute for 2 min

Add mochakottai

Saute for 2 min

add ground paste

Add turmeric powder

Add salt & water let it boil

Add tamarind water, let it boil for 5 min

Add red chilli powder

Let it boil for 2 min

Mochakottai puli kulambu ready

Cut off heat

Serve hot with rice, pongal, upma, idli or dosa