Poondu Kuzhambu, a delicious tamarind based curry made with garlic. It's one of my favorite kuzhambu/curry to make when there are no veggies at home or the veggies that i have in the refrigerator are not suitable for any particular curry. The garlic alone will make the kuzhambu/curry so flavorful and tastes so great with hot rice. In today's recipe, i have used coconut masala in the curry for more flavor and taste. If you're looking for curry without any coconut, do check out this onion garlic kulambu.  Jump To Recipe

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Poondu Kuzhambu | Garlic Kulambu with Coconut

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Poondu Kuzhambu, Garlic Kulambu,Garlic kulambu with coconut,kara kuzhambu, puli kulambu Poondu Kuzhambu, a delicious tamarind based curry made with garlic.

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Ingredients

Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves

Pearl onion - 1

Tomato -1(small)

Tamarind - small gooseberry size

Mustard & urad dal- 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seed - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Salt - to taste

Red chili powder -1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp 

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

To grind

Grated coconut - 3 tbsp

Peal onion - 2 

Garlic pods - 1 cloves

Cumin seed- 1 tsp

Procedure

Soak the tamarind in a 1/2 cup of water for 20 mins, peel the onion & garlic and chop them roughly into pieces, tomato into small pieces.  Put all the ingredients listed under "To grind" and grind into smooth paste by adding couple of tbsp of water and keep it ready.

Heat the oil in a kadai, add fenugreek seed, mustard & urad dal, let the mustard splutter, then add the onion,garlic and curry leaves.Saute the garlic in oil for 2-3 mins. 

Next keep the flame in low and then add the spices(turmeric, red chili & coriander powder),saute them in the oil for few mins. Make sure to not get burnt.

Then add the tomatoes, give a quick mix. Next add the coconut paste and salt and mix it all well together

Extract the tamarind juice from the soaked tamarind and add into kadai and add more water to your preferred consistency.

Let it boil until the raw smell goes off and oil floats on the top. Switch off the flame.

Delicious Poondu Kuzhambu is ready. We had with rice and spinach kootu. 

Related:How to make poondu kulambu/ garlic curry without coconut

For more curries and veggies, check out here 

Notes:

• Keep the flame in low when adding the spices, otherwise it will be burnt easily.
• Adding spices in the oil and sauteing gives "Arachivitta(freshly ground spice) Kuzhambu" effect.
• Adding the spices in the oil gives enhanced flavor to the kuzhambu.
• Boil the curry till the consistency you prefer.