Karakuzhambu

Ingredients:
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Channa Dal - 1/2
tspJeera - 1/2 tsp
Onion -1 medium sized
cutgarlic pods - 4
Tomato - 1 medium sized
Curry leaves - a few
Turmeric powder - 1/4
tspJeera powder - 1 tsp
Dhania powder - 2 to 3 tsp
Chillie powder - 2 tsp
oil for sauting
tamarind water - about 1/2 cupgrated coconut (grind it with water to make coarse paste) - 1/4 cup
dry roast: methi seeds(1 tsp) & Peppercorns(1 tsp) - make it into a fine powder.
Any vegetable of your choice. Here i have used fresh sundaikaai.

Note:

Turkey berry is also called as ‘wild eggplant’ or ‘pea eggplant’. In Tamil it is called as ‘Sundaikai’.It is known for its medicinal value and is believed to be effective in eliminating stomach worms and improves digestion. It is rich in vitamins and dietary fiber.

you can get either fresh green ones or the dried ones which can be prepared by adding curd and let it dry in the sunlight.

Preparation:

Place a pan and add some oil. Add mustard seeds/channa dal/jeera/curry leaves and saute it for a while. THen add cut garlic, onions, tomatoes one by one after each one has been given a good saute .
Now, add any vegetable of your choice and give it a good saute again. After which add the dry masala powders and stir them and add few cups of water . Let it come to boil. Mean while we need to dry roast(or roast with few drops of oil) methi seeds & pepper corn and grind to make fine powder. Add the powder and then the tamarind water. Let it boil foe about 5 to 7 mins. finally add the ground coconut paste and set it off .

Pls find the following presentation , after reading the above description, and im sure it wil be clear enough.





Thanks for watching.