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Pongal kuzhambu recipe, Pongal puli curry recipe

January 15, 2012 by Sharmilee J 30 Comments

Pongal Puli Curry Recipe

Pongal kuzhambu recipe a traditional tangy side dish we make for sweet and milk pongal.

I was waiting to post this pongal kuzhambu recipe, we call it puli curry, it is a side dish for pongal and this year got some time to click. It is the best combination with both sweet and milk pongal. Amma says its a custom to add 5 types of country veggies and it can be to our own liking but we add the veggies given below mostly.This is a semi gravy kind of dish, it gets thick on cooling down but perfect as sidedish for sweet and milk pongal.

This chettinad version of pongal puli curry is hubby’s favorite and he loves to have it as main dish too 🙂

Pongal Puli Curry Recipe

Tangy pongal kuzhambu ready! Yummmy especially the next day 🙂

Pongal Puli Curry Recipe

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Pongal kuzhambu recipe

Pongal Kuzhambu Recipe a traditional tangy sidedish for sweet pongal and milk pongal. We call it pongal pulicurry.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Author: Sharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 3 cups mixed vegetables*
  • 15 nos small onion
  • 2 nos tomato
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • 1/4 cup tamarind
  • salt to taste

Spice powders:

  • 1 tbsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp sambar powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

*I used Pumpkin(Parangikai) Potato(Urulaikilangu) Raw Banana(Vazhakai) Chinese Potato(Koorka kilangu) Broad beans(Avarai) Field beans(Mochai) Sweet potato(Sakarai valli kilangu)

    Instructions

    • Get your vegetables ready.Chop into bite sized pieces.Rinse it well and set aside.
    • To a bowl mix add water and tmarind squeeze well to extract juice,set aside.Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai(I used my karichatty burnt mud pot).Add fennel seeds , fenugreek seeds and curry leaves let it splutter.
    • Add garlic and onion saute till transparent.Then add tomatoes saute till mushy.
    • Then add vegetables along with spice powders and required salt.Add water and mix well.
    • When it starts to boil cook covered.Inbetween open and mix.Check id the veggies are cooked.
    • If it easily cuts through then the veggies are cooked.
    • Add tamarind water and let it boil in medium flame.Boil until the gravy becomes saucy and thickSwitch off.
    • Serve with pongal.

    Notes

    • We usually add 5 or 7 veggies for this pongal kuzhambu as a custom and the choice of veggies I have given is what amma uses so I follow the same too.
    • You can even add 1/4 cup cooked toor dal, it is optional but gives more gravy and compensates tanginess. But if you prefer to store it for more than a day then skip toor dal.
    • The gravy is not too thick, it thickens with time because of the veggies.
    • Make sure you cut the veggies  of same size so that it gets cooked evenly.
    • For this kuzhambu the veggies should be soft and not crunchy.Almost in mashable state only then the veggies would absorb the gravy well.
    • Before I used to pressure cook the tough vegetables alone separately but nowadays I am cooking in the same pot itself which gives more flavour.Cutting all veggies evenly makes it easier to cook.

    Pongal kuzhambu recipe video

    Method:

    1. Get your vegetables ready.Chop into bite sized pieces.Rinse it well and set aside.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step1
    2. To a bowl mix add water and tmarind squeeze well to extract juice,set aside.Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai(I used my karichatty burnt mud pot).Add fennel seeds , fenugreek seeds and curry leaves let it splutter.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step2
    3. Add garlic and onion saute till transparent.Then add tomatoes saute till mushy.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step3
    4. Then add vegetables along with spice powders and required salt.Add water and mix well.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step4
    5. When it starts to boil cook covered.Inbetween open and mix.Check id the veggies are cooked.If it easily cuts through then the veggies are cooked.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step5
    6. Add tamarind water and let it boil in medium flame.Boil until the gravy becomes saucy and thickSwitch off.
      Pongal Puli Curry Recipe Step6

    Serve with pongal.

    Pongal Puli Curry

    Serve it as sidedish for pongal.

    Pongal Puli Curry

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    Comments

    1. sangee vijay says

      January 15, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Happy Pongal Sharmi! Your version of pongal puli curry sounds so yumm,looks more tempting too…well presented!!

      Reply
    2. faseela says

      January 15, 2012 at 3:07 pm

      Delicious lukking puli curry

      Reply
    3. Aarthi says

      January 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm

      This is such a awesome recipe..Thanks for posting

      Aarthi
      http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    4. Sumi says

      January 15, 2012 at 5:28 pm

      Happy Pongal to you. Even I have posted the same pongal kuzhambhu for this pongal, though the recipe is little different the concept is the same as you have mentioned 🙂

      Reply
    5. Anzz says

      January 15, 2012 at 6:20 pm

      The puli curry looks delicious.! I am hosting my first blog event plus giveaway – Valentines Special. Do check it out and be a part of it. Would be great..!

      Reply
    6. Madhavi says

      January 15, 2012 at 8:36 pm

      happy Pongal :)) This curry looks amazing!!!

      http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    7. Vanamala Hebbar says

      January 15, 2012 at 9:18 pm

      looks nice recipe…Happy Pongal sharmilee

      Reply
    8. Nalini's Kitchen says

      January 15, 2012 at 10:34 pm

      We do make it almost the same way,but with moong dhal…Puli curry looks yummy and delicious.

      Reply
    9. Chitra says

      January 16, 2012 at 12:29 am

      THis is new to me. we make kootu but dont add onions. will try this version soon..:)Nice clicks as always 🙂

      Reply
    10. NiVi says

      January 16, 2012 at 9:12 am

      pongal curry looks delicious !!! Happy Pongal 🙂

      Reply
    11. suhaina aji says

      January 16, 2012 at 9:21 am

      i would love….LOVE…to have this cuury now with some rice…looks very very tempting….simply love it…looks great..will try out soon.Why is that Mochai and the cooked beans look green in colour when u added them to the curry??? Should i pre soak the broad beans and the mochai before pressure cooking it?

      Reply
      • Sharmilee! :) says

        January 16, 2012 at 9:34 am

        It is fresh beans so no need to soak just pressure cooking is enough…As its fresh beans its green in colour eventhough its pressure cooked 🙂

        Reply
    12. An Open Book says

      January 16, 2012 at 9:48 am

      drooling just looking at the pics

      Reply
    13. Vardhini says

      January 16, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      Kuzhambu looks yummy. Love to have it with rice.

      Vardhini
      Event: New "U" – Healthy Eats
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      Reply
    14. Priya says

      January 16, 2012 at 2:29 pm

      Looks yummy, love it with paal pongal,my fav..

      Reply
    15. Plateful says

      January 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      Hope you had a fab pongal. Curry looks so yummy Sharmi, drooling here. Loved that serving bowl too 🙂

      Reply
    16. Shabitha Karthikeyan says

      January 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm

      Hope you had a wonderful pongal..Pongal kuzhambu looks so homey and inviting. Never added sweet potato in it. Will try doing it..

      Reply
    17. Ashwini says

      January 16, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      Happy Pongal to you too Sharmi. I tried this dish last night and it turned out to be super delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    18. Sobha Shyam says

      January 17, 2012 at 4:05 am

      Belated Pongal wishes dear…puli curry looks delicious..

      Reply
    19. Suma Gandlur says

      January 17, 2012 at 4:08 am

      That looks lovely!

      Reply
    20. RAKS KITCHEN says

      January 17, 2012 at 6:44 am

      Looks mouthwatering. all the veggies should be adding a great flavor indeed. We make kootu usually. I love mix veg curry.

      Reply
    21. Premalatha Aravindhan says

      January 17, 2012 at 7:09 am

      Happy New year and Pongal Sharmi,love this curry…luks delicious.

      Reply
    22. rekhas kitchen says

      January 17, 2012 at 8:14 am

      OMG mouthwaterig recipe and looks so tempting

      Reply
    23. Shobha Kamath says

      January 17, 2012 at 10:05 am

      Looks wonderful and tempting too!

      Reply
    24. Dershana says

      January 17, 2012 at 6:55 pm

      This is completely new to me sharmi. will definitely try out and let you know. for me its the usual puli gojju, pottu kadalai chutney, and peanut chutney with ven pongal.

      Reply
    25. Cham says

      January 18, 2012 at 6:19 am

      We never made this curry at home, but tasted from my neighb. Should be tasty with paal pongal 🙂
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      Reply
    26. TheYummyMorsel says

      January 18, 2012 at 10:59 pm

      Yum! Nice curry.

      Reply
    27. Vidya ravindran says

      August 19, 2012 at 4:58 pm

      Hi.tis is a very nice recipe, i am planning to try out this recipe 2mrw. Could you plz tell me what is vadagam and is it compulsory to put swt potato in the curry ???

      Reply
    28. Sharmilee! :) says

      August 20, 2012 at 4:49 am

      @Vidya : Its a dried item used specifically for tempering….Just ignore it, if you dont have it and proceed. Vegetables is of your choice, sweet potato will give a slight sweet taste to the curry…

      Reply
    29. Niharika Athmakur says

      December 28, 2013 at 5:45 pm

      Mouthwatering………….i have tried most of your recipe's
      can you post hot and sour soup recipe……..

      Reply

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