Pepper (Milagu) Kuzhambu

This is a simple and easy kuzhambu. I haven’t added any veggie. If you wish you can add in it. Pepper is a very good ingredient and having so many health benefits.

When you getting cold or cough, this should be one of the best recipes. It goes well with steamed rice, idli, dosa…

Ingredients

Tamarind – lemon sized ball

Salt to taste

Water as needed

(To Roast & Grind)

Pepper Corns – 3 tsp

Coriander Seeds – 2 tsp

Channa Dal – 2 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 4

Urad Dal – 2 tsp

Asafoetida – ½ tsp

Oil – 2 tsp

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Chopped Onions – ¼ cup

Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Sesame Oil – 3 tsp

(For Paste)

Grated Coconut – ½ cup

Pepper Corns – ½ tsp

Method

In a pan, heat oil. Add the entire ingredients one by one which are under “to roast and grind” and roast it for few min then switch off the flame. Let it cool for 10 min then grind it as a coarse powder.

In a kadai, add extracted tamarind juice and water with salt and bring it to boil. Add the ground powder and stir well.

Keep cook for another 10 min on a medium flame.  In a blender, add grated coconut and pepper then make it as a coarse paste by adding little water.

Close the lid and cook for another 5 min on low flame.

In a pan, heat sesame oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and chopped onions then fry for a min.

Add this into kuzhambu then transfer into serving bowl.

Serve with steamed rice.