Thakkali Kuzhambu | Tomato Kulambu
Thakkali Kuzhambu is a delicious yummy gravy made by grinding tomato & coconut into a paste and cooking it with tempered spices, onion & garlic. Thakkali Kuzhambu Recipe is quick and easy to make and a no veggie recipe. How to make Thakkali Kuzhambu is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Servings3
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon sambar powder
- 1 teaspoon gingelly oil
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- few curry leaves
- 4 nos garlic
- around 20 nos small onion
To grind:
- 5 medium sized tomatoes
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- 2 nos cloves
- 1.5 tablespoon fried gram dal
- 3 tablespoon coconut
Instructions
- Roast tomatoes in oil.
- Roast until the outer skin shrinks and is slightly mushy. Set aside to cool.
- To a mixer jar add roasted tomatoes along with coconut, fried gram dal, cinnamon and cloves.
- Add little water and grind it to a semi fine paste.
- This is the texture of the paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai : Add jeera let it crackle then add onion, garlic and curry leaves. Saute until golden.
- Now add sambar powder andr required salt.
- Give a quick saute and let it bubble upfor few seconds.
- Immediately add tomato paste along with mixer rinsed water. I added 1 cup water.Adjust consistency accordingly.
- Give a quick mix and let it boil.
- Cover with lid partially - let it boil and cook.
- Cook until raw smell leaves and oil starts to seperate. The aroma of thakkali kuzhambu is so amazing.
- Finally add gingelly oil, give a quick mix.
- Boil for a minute or until oil seperates like shown. Switch off.
- Serve Thakkali Kulambu hot with idli, dosa etc.
Video
Notes
- I used Bangalore tomatoes fully but amma suggests to use a mix of country and Bangalore tomatoes.
- If you don't have sambar powder add red chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Roasting tomatoes well is a must otherwise raw smell will be there in the gravy.
- It keeps well for 3 days in fridge also gives nice quantity hence best for a large group of gatherings.
Nutrition Facts
Thakkali Kuzhambu | Tomato Kulambu
Amount Per Serving (75 ml)
Calories 273
Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.05g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Sodium 1315mg57%
Potassium 883mg25%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 1972IU39%
Vitamin C 178mg216%
Calcium 115mg12%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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