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Poricha Kuzhambu

August 13, 2011 by Sharmilee J 41 Comments

Poricha kuzhambu is a kind of sambar variety with no tamarind extract. To me, poricha kuzhambu tastes inbetween our regular sambar and arachuvitta sambar 🙂
Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe

Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe
Recipe Reference : Umas kitchen


Ingredients:
  • Toor dhal – 1 cup
  • Drumstick / Murungakai – 2
  • Red chillies – 1
  • Hing – a generous pinch
  • Salt – as required
To temper:
  • Cooking oil – 1tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
To roast and grind:
  • Coconut grated – 3 tbsp
  • Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper – 4 corns
  • Corriander seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Red chillies – 1



Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe

Method:
  1. First dry roast the items one by one given under ‘to roast ad grind’, and grind it to a coarse powder. Keep aside
  2. Pressure cook thoor dhal for 3 whistles until mushy. Mash it well and keep aside.
  3. In a kadai , heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves allow it to crackle. Then add red chillies saute for a minute.
  4. Now add the mashed up dhal, add turmeric powder and drumstick. Allow it to get cooked(It may take around 10mins). Add required salt.
  5. You may also pressure cook the drumstick adn add it here.Once it gets cooked add the roasted powder and allow it to boil for sometime until it gets a thick consistency.Switch off and serve hot with rice.

Poricha Kuzhambu RecipeMy Notes:
  • Any veggie of your choice can be added or a combination of all veggies can be added too
  • Drumstick can be pressure cooked and added too
  • This is a thick sambar variety that goes well with rice and idlis and dosas

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Comments

  1. layaa says

    August 13, 2011 at 3:24 am

    Looks very colourful and tasty.

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  2. Sobha Shyam says

    August 13, 2011 at 3:37 am

    liked this version of sambhar,looks delicious n flavourful, will give a try 🙂

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  3. priya ravi says

    August 13, 2011 at 3:44 am

    color looks very much appealing.. hot vadais with this sambhar will be yummy.

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  4. Vimitha Anand says

    August 13, 2011 at 4:52 am

    Yummy looking sambar variety.

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  5. Vardhini says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:18 am

    Kuzhambu looks yummy. I am only able to see the first picture. Not sure why.

    Vardhini
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  6. Reshmi Mahesh says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:22 am

    Delicious looking sambar…lovely color..

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  7. Kurryleaves says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:33 am

    this is new to me…looks delicious..will give a try

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  8. Manju says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:46 am

    aahh I wish you posted this a week ago. I wanted to tell Amma to make this before she left but i totally forgot. Love this preparation!

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  9. Reva says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:54 am

    Poricha kuzhambhu looks awesome.. Th colour is so vibrant… Hot idlis and vadais would make a brilliant combo with this yummy broth… Beautiful..
    Reva

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  10. uma shankar says

    August 13, 2011 at 8:34 am

    Looks so striking!!!and sure it was super yummy!!tks for trying and posting!!!

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  11. Laxmi says

    August 13, 2011 at 9:44 am

    have heard of this .. never tried.. urs look much appealing.. wow.. lovely clicks..

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  12. Plateful says

    August 13, 2011 at 9:48 am

    I'm intrigued by seeing all these different kinds of samabars and rasamas once I started blogging. To me there's mostly just one recipe that I follow religiously. How boring, right? I love the name of the dish–poricha in Malayalam means 'fried'. Your first shot is beautiful!

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  13. Varshini Sudharsan says

    August 13, 2011 at 11:47 am

    wow…i have never tried poricha kolambu as such…shd try ur method… 🙂

    Lovely pics

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  14. Now Serving says

    August 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Most inviting bowl of poricha kozhambu – we make it with all the green veggies like chow chow, cabbage, pondalangai and carrots too!!
    Combo: This+vethakozhambu+ sutta appalam= heaven 🙂

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  15. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says

    August 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    This looks most inviting, what a lovely color, love drumsticks…

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  16. Cilantro says

    August 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Love the bright color of the kuzhambu. I do not see Sharmis stamp in this particular picture…maybe you wanted it to be as simple as the dish.
    I recently posted my version which does not have paruppu in it. My mother in law makes it with dhal.I like to make in once a while.

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  17. Kalpana Sareesh says

    August 13, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    i love arachivitta sambhar even this seems so yummy will sure tyr this method..yummy..

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  18. Paaka Shaale says

    August 13, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    Poricha Kuzhambu is very new to me. Looks very tempting. I will try within the next few days 🙂

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  19. Sharmilee! :) says

    August 13, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    @Cilantro : Thanks for noting down my style and pointing it down here I like it 🙂 I was in such a hurry and hungry too so made the click simple and after that I felt the same as you but had to go with this one for posting :O

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  20. Pavithra says

    August 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Absolutely mouthwatering comfort dish.. first picture looks awesome that it can make anyone drool.

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  21. Priya says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    Poricha kuzhambu looks extremely inviting, feel like finishing that whole bowl..yumm!

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  22. Happy Cook / Finla says

    August 13, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    Wowo that sambar / curry looks so so delicious, wish i had it with rice.

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  23. sangee vijay says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    i heard about this kuzhambu but dunno the recipe…your recipe sounds very interesting n kuzhambu looks so yummy,love to have with hot rice…yes i too noticed that these pictures were not up to your level( i can feel the real food's nature,texture n everything in it along with ur unique way of presentation) but still they look so good n inviting..

    Reply
  24. sangee vijay says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    hope u wont mistake me….as i am ur lover n admirer of your great clicks, i shared this with u…thank you!!!

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  25. Sharmilee! :) says

    August 14, 2011 at 1:36 am

    @SangeeVijay : Np at all…..I'm happy that u gals are telling what u feel..will surely keep up ur expectations from next time 🙂

    Reply
  26. Torviewtoronto says

    August 14, 2011 at 2:36 am

    flavourful looking kuzhambu delicious combination

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  27. Prathibha says

    August 14, 2011 at 5:50 am

    Nice n yummy combination wud rice…lovely color..:)

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  28. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    August 14, 2011 at 11:23 am

    wow my fav kuzhambu,love this recipe…will try this method next time…

    Reply
  29. Anonymous says

    August 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    What is murungakai and poricha ?

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  30. Sharmilee! :) says

    August 14, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    @Anonymous : Murungakai is a vegetable which is drumstick in english…poricha means kind of sauting and frying 🙂

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  31. simply.food says

    August 14, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Very healthy and delicious.

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  32. Ramya Bala says

    August 14, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    Very auntentic and lipsmacking curry 🙂

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  33. Gayathri NG says

    August 15, 2011 at 1:26 am

    Poricha kuzhambu looks very delicious and very appealing color.It goes well with both idlis and rice as u said.I wil try in my kitchen..

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  34. divya says

    August 15, 2011 at 1:35 am

    Wow wat a tempting clicks,makes me hungry now…

    Reply
  35. An Open Book says

    August 15, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    this is a completely new sambar prep method for em..shud try it sometime

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  36. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    August 15, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    I have not had sambar without tang in it, this is new. My uncle never liked tamarind, so my aunty used to prepare sambar with tomatoes only, but still there was that. This sounds interesting.

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  37. manjooo says

    August 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    thatz something nice to have with rice 🙂

    Reply
  38. Richa says

    August 20, 2011 at 4:16 am

    nice.. i'd love a sambhar without tamarind.. some days i like less of the tang! lovely clicks on all your posts!
    Richa @ Hobby And More Food Blog
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  39. Iswarya Balasubramaniyan says

    July 20, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Hi Sharmi,I tried this today and it came out so well..Thanks!!!.

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  40. anitha says

    September 23, 2015 at 6:13 am

    hi. I am a regular visitor of your blogs. lovely collection. But my doubt in this is do we have to add tamarind to the kuzhambu?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 23, 2015 at 3:18 pm

      No tamarind is used in this recipe

      Reply

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