Chittinad Chicken Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1kg
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 cup
Clove - 3
cinnamon - 1
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

To grind:

cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
Red chilli - 5
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp


Direction :

• Marinate chicken with turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt.
• Make a paste of ingredients under 'to grind'.
• Heat oil in a pan and add clove,cinnamon,mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Now add onion with small amount of salt and saute well.
• Add tomato and chicken. Saute them for 10 minutes.
• Now add the ground paste and add water and salt as you need.
• Boil it for half an hour.
• Finish it with coriander leaves.
• Our kuzhambu is ready...

Salmon curry

Ingredients:

Salmon - 1 lb
Cumin seeds - 4 tsp
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1/2 cup
Cumin powder - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 3
Curry leaves
coriander leaves
salt to taste
Mustard oil


Direction:

• Heat mustard oil in a pan,add 2 tsp of cumin seeds and fry salmon well.
• Heat mustard oil in another pan and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves,onion,tomato,turmeric powder,cumin powder,corriader leaves and salt.
• Add little amount of water and green chillies.
• Now add fried salmon.Close the lid and allow to cook.

Muttai(egg) kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Eggs - 3 or 4
Onion - 1/4 cup
Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 2
Clove - 1
Black cardamom - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
sambar powder - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Oil
Salt to taste



Direction:

• Boil the eggs and cut partially on white.
• Heat oil in a pan,add one cinnamon,poppy seeds,fennel seeds,onion and coconut.
• Saute well for 10 minutes and then grind them in a blender.
• Heat oil in the same pan,add mustard seeds,cinnamon,clove,black cardamom and curry leaves.
• Now add the ground mixture.
• Add sambar powder and salt and allow to boil.
• Now add eggs slowly one by one.
• This kuzhambu is perfect for idly and dosai.

Egg curry

Ingredients:

Egg - 4
Onion - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder(optional) - 1 tsp
Green chilli - 3
Red chilli - 2
Tamarind juice - 1 cup( thick consistency)
Coconut powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tsp


Direction:

• Boil eggs and cut them partially on the white.
• Soak tamarind in hot water.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilli,curry leaves and then onion.
• Saute well until onion turn into golden brown.
• Add turmeric powder as well as ginger garlic paste.
• Now add a small amount of water in the above mixture.
• Add coriander powder,cumin powder,chilli powder,sambar powder and salt.
• At this stage add coconut powder.
• Extract the juice from tamarind and add to the mixture.
• Let it boil for 15 minutes.
• Put eggs one by one slowly.
• After half an hour the egg absorbs the paste and it will taste awesome when you eat with Paruppu Sadam with ghee.

Chicken kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Shredded coconut - 1 cup
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 cup
Mustard seeds
Clove - 1
Cinnamon - 1
Bay leaves - 1
Cashews - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2tbsp
Sambar powder - 2 tsp
Corriander powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Direction :

• Cut the chicken into small pieces.
• Grind the coconut and the cashews together.
• Heat oil in pan, put clove,cinnamon,bay leaves,mustard seeds and onion.
• Saute well the onion and add the tomato.
• Add the ground paste.
• Now add corriander powder,chilli powder,sambar powder and salt.
• Add the chicken into this mixure and add enough water to it.

More Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Curd - 1 cups
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli - 2
Rice - 1 tsp
Coconut - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves

Direction:

• Mix 1 cup water,turmeric powder and salt into the curd.set aside for half an hour.
• Dry fry the channa dal and fenugreek.
• Soak the fried channa dal and fenugreek wiht the rice for 15 minutes.
• Blend them with coconut and red chilli.
• Take curd mixure in a pan and add the blended paste in it.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Add water if you feel the kuzhambu is so thick..
• Heat oil in another pan,put mustard seeds and curry leaves.Add them to the more kuzhambu.

Tomato chicken kurma

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1 cup
coconut - 1 cup
Clove - 1
Cinnamon - 1
Green chilli - 3
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 3 nos
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Corriander powder - 2 tsp
curry powder(red chilli,cumin seed,kus kus) - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
Oil as required

Direction:

• Wash the chicken and cut into small pieces.
• Take oil in pan and put mustard seeds,clove,cinnamon,green chillies,fennel seeds,cumin seeds and garlic.
• Add onion and ginger garlic paste and saute well.
• Blend tomatos and add this tomato juice to the above mixture.
• Close the pan and leave it for 15 minutes.
• At that time grind coconut and keep aside.
• After 15 minutes add chilli powder,sambar powder,curry powder,corriander powder,turmeric powderans salt.
• Now add coconut and chicken pieces.
• It will take 15 or 20 minutes to become a good kurma or gravy.
• So keep aside and enjoy this with idly,dosa,chapathi or rice.

Meen kuzhambu 2

Ingredients:

Fish - 1/4 kg
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
Onion - 2 cups
Tomato - 1 cup
coconut - 1 cup
Tamarind( lemon size)
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 2 tsp
Corriander powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil as required


Direction:

• Wash and cut fishes into small pieces.Apply turmeric and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Grind coconut,coriander leaves,onion together and keep aside.
• In pan take oil and put mustard seeds,methi seeds,curry leaves,coriander leaves,fennel seeds,onion and tomato.
• Saute well until onion become golden brown.
• Extract the pulp from the tamarind which is already soaked in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Add the tamarind pulp to the pan.And also add the ground mixture.
• After 5 minutes add chili powder,turmeric powder,sambar powder,,coriander powder and salt.
• This kuzhambu is ready...

Poondu(garlic) kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds _ 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coconut
Onion - 1 cup
Red chilli - 1
Full garlic - 2
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

Direction:

• Fry pepper,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilli and 2 nos(2 pallu) garlic without oil in a pan.
• Take them in a blender with cocounut and blend them well.
• In the pan take oil and put mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add onion and saute well.
• After it turns to golden brown,add the blended mixer and theremaining garlic.
• Add salt as required.
• Close the pan and allow garlic to cook.
• Now awesome poondu kuzhambu is ready.
• It is good for our health...so try this..
  

paruppu urundai kulambu

Ingredients:

Tamarind - lemon size
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
chili powder - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Oil

Direction:

• Take oil in a pan and spread mustard seeds ,fenugreek seeds,cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• Saute well for few minutes.
• Pour tamarind pulp and add sambar powder,chili powder and salt.

Ingredients for paruppu urundai:

Channa dal - 1 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup
curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Red chilies - 2
Salt

Direction:

• Blend the dal,chlli,salt in a blender in which dal is already soaked for 2 hrs.
• Washed water from the jar should be added to the kuzhambu.
• Add curry leaves and coriander leaves to the above mixture.
• Then shape them into a round ball.
• Put this round ball into the kuzhambu.
• Boil them for 15 minutes.
• Now the kuzhambu is ready....

Meen kuzhambu 1

Ingredients:


1 kg Fish, cut into smaller pieces
Tamarind, size of a table tennis ball
1 tsp Fennel
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Vegetable oil
1 Large onion
1 Big tomato
1/2 Cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
3 tsp Masala powder
Salt to taste
Methi seeds
Few curry leaves
Direction:

• Apply turmeric powder and salt on fish, keep aside.
• Wash it properly after 5 minutes.
• Soak the tamarind in water and remove thick pulp.
• Pour vegetable oil in a pan and season it using methi seeds and mustard seeds..
• Now add the curry leaves and chopped onions.
• Cook it until the onion turns brown.Add tomato and saute well.
• Add the tamarind pulp mixture and boil it, cover the pan tightly.
• Add the fish after 10 minutes of boiling. Cook it properly.
• Remove from the fire when done and garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Meen kulambu is ready to serve.