Kara kulambu

Vendaikai-lady’s finger/Kathirikai-Brinjal/Murungaikai -Drumstick

Ingredients

1.       Drumstick – 1 number

2.       Eggplant/Brinjal – 2 to 3 numbers medium sized

3.       Shallots – 7 to 8 numbers sliced

4.       Garlic – 3 pearls

5.       Tomato – 1 big or 1 and a half medium sized

6.       Sambar powder – 2 teaspoons

7.       Tamarind – 1 tablespoon tightly packed

8.       Salt as per taste

To Temper

1.       Mustard – ½ teaspoon

2.       Red chillies – 1 to 2 numbers

3.       Curry leaves – 4 to 5 leaves

4.       Uradh dhal – ½ teaspoon

5.       Methi seeds – 4 to 5 seeds

6.       Sesame Oil/Gingelly  – 2 tablespoons

To Grind

1.       Tomato – ½ or 1 number

2.       Grated coconut – 2 tablespoons

Procedure

               1.Slice the shallots and the half tomato. Slice drumstick and brinjal.

               2.Heat the kadai, add oil and temper all the items mentioned in “To Temper”.

               3.Fry onion, sliced garlic and tomato well. I save half tomato to blend in mixie as I 
                   like that way.Add the vegetables either drumstick and brinjal or lady’s finger to 
                   the frying onion.

               4.Prepare the tamarind solution. Add it to the kadai, add sambar powder and salt.

               5.Let it boil for some time. Grind coconut and tomato to the boiling solution.

               6.Allow it to boil for some time and remove from the stove once it is little thick.

               7.Serve hot with plain rice and vegetables. Tastes yummy with gingelly oil or ghee.