Radish Kara Kuzhambu

This is a spicy and tangy kuzhambu which goes well with steamed white rice.  

Carrot/beans thoran or any stir fry/papad/chips/ varuval goes well with this dish.

Ingredients

Radish Slices – 200 g

Tamarind – Lemon sized ball

Chopped Red Onions – 1 cup

Crushed Garlic – ¼ cup

Chopped Tomatoes – 1 (big)

Grated Jaggery – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Chilli Powder – 2 tsp

Rice Flour – 1 tsp

Sesame Oil – ½ cup

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Fenugreek Seeds – ½ tsp

Channa Dal – ½ tsp

Urad Dal – ½ tsp

Hing – ½ tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 5

Curry Leaves - few

Method

In a kadai, heat 2 tsp of oil. Add garlic; fry till its raw smell goes off. Then add chopped onions, fry till they turn to golden brown color.

Add the sliced radish pieces and fry well. Now add tomatoes, fry them till it becomes mushy.

Now add salt, turmeric, chili powder, sugar and rice powder. Blend them together.

Then add tamarind paste and 2 cups of water. Close the lid and keep cook for 10 to 12 min.

In a pan, heat oil. Add all the ingredients which are under “to temper”. Let them pop and splutter well. Transfer this tempering into kuzhambu..

Serve with hot steamed rice with any stir fry/papad/chips…