When I think of preparing Puli Kulambu, the tangy sweetness of it comes in my mind the most. I want my blog to be useful for the people who enter into kitchen for the first time. The best side dish for puli kulambu is any kootu or papad (appallam) or paruppu thovayal. If you are a non-vegetarian you can have egg omelette (with lots of chopped onions).
Dear friends please bear with me for the utensils which I used for display, since I don't have proper bowls for display. I have to take some spoons, bowls when I visit India.
BITTER
GOURD
|
1
No
|
BIG
ONION
|
1
No
|
TOMATO
|
1
No
|
CURD
|
1
Tbsp
|
GARLIC
|
1
or 2 Pods
|
TAMARIND
|
Goose
Berry Size
|
SALT
|
To
Taste
|
SAMBAR
POWDER
|
1
Tbsp
|
RED
CHILLY POWDER
|
1
Tsp
|
CORAINDER
POWDER
|
1
Tsp
|
TURMERIC
POWDER
|
A
Pinch
|
JAGGERY
|
A
Small Piece
|
TO
TEPMER
MUSTARD
|
1/4
Tsp
|
URAD DHAL
|
1/4
Tsp
|
FENNEL (SOMBU)
|
1/4
Tsp
|
JEERA
|
1/4
Tsp
|
PEPPER
|
2
to 3 Corns
|
FENUGREEK
(VENDHAYAM)
|
1/4
Tsp
|
ASAFOETIDA/HING
|
A
Pinch
|
GINGELY
OIL
|
2
Tbsp
|
STEP BY STEP PICTURES
Chop the Bitter Guard
Cut the Onion,Tomato.Remove the seeds from Bitter Guard
Take a bowl and mix curd,salt,turmeric powder with Bitter Guard
Let it rest for 15 to 20 mins
Take another bowl mix Sambar powder,Red Chilli powder, Corainder Powder with Tamarind water.
Now spice mixture is ready.Mash Jaggery into small pieces
Add Onions followed by Tomato 
Add the Salt.This makes to cook the onion faster.
Add the Bitter Guard and mix well
Now add the spices mixture
Allow it to boil for 10 mins
Add the Jaggery
Now you can see the kulambu has been reduced by volume
Yummy puli kulambu is ready
Puli kulambu can be served with Rice, Kootu & Papad.
NOTES
- More garlic can be added if you like garlic flavor
- Add generously gingely oil and wait till oil separates out
- This kulambu will taste divine on the next day
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