Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe👌, How to make Murungakkai Poritha Kulambu(Easy Kuzhambu Recipes)
Recipe for Thanjavur famous murungakkai poricha kuzhambu for idli and rice. Drumsticks poricha kulambu made with moong dal and coconut + fennel seeds. This Drumstick poricha kuzhambu is a tasty lentil stew made with tender moringa pods (known as drumsticks), split yellow moong dal, shallots, tomatoes, and sambar powder.👌🏼
Drumstick is also called Murungakkai in the Tamil language and hence this healthy stew is also referred to as Murungakkai Poricha Kuzhambu. Make this dish as a main course to be served with steamed rice or as a side dish with idli, dosa, medu vadai or uttapam.
MORE PORICHA OR TEMPERED VERSIONS OF SAMBAR, CURRY, AND KOOTU, LIKE PORICHA KOOTU, PORICHA RASAM, SUNDAKKAI PORICHA KUZHAMBU
What is Poricha Kuzhambu?
PORICHA MEANS “FRIED OR Tempered” KUZHAMBU MEANS CURRY. An easy and simple South Indian favourite poricha kuzhambu/some may call poricha sambar recipe made with moong dal and drumsticks. The most popular Kuzhambu Variety in Thanjavur, there are many ways to make this poricha kuzhambu recipe, but in this recipe post, I have used drumstick. This Tamilian home-style poricha kuzhambu is a kind of sambar variety but without tamarind and toor dal. This Poricha kuzhambu goes well with hot steaming rice + ghee topped. Also with idli, dosa too. Actually, it tastes yummy the next day with curd rice🙈.
Very famous kuzhambu variety from my hometown, whenever amma makes this kuzhambu mor milagai and arisi appalam(amma made) is a must side dishes. Tried a nostalgic lunch menu yesterday and enjoyed it!
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📝How to make Murungakkai(drumstick) Poricha Kuzhambu,
1️⃣Pressure cooks ½ cup moong dal with 1 cup of water + ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, and a few drops of oil for 3 whistles.
2️⃣Once cooked, mash the dal and then add 10 shallots, 1 tomato, curry leaves, green chilies, and drumstick.
3️⃣ ADD 1.5 cups of water, 1 tsp sambar powder, and salt. Mix well and let it boil for 7 mins or till the drumsticks become soft.
4️⃣Grind 2 tbsp coconut with 1 tsp fennel seeds, with ¼ cup of water to a fine paste, add it to the kuzhambu mix well, cover, and cook for another 3 mins.
5️⃣Finally, tadka, heat a tbsp ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds, and dried red chilies add it to the kuzhambu.
That’s it poricha kuzhambu ready!
TIPS & VARIATIONS:
✅️Instead of a drumstick, we can use potato, pumpkin, brinjal, turkey berry(SUNDAKKAI), or any vegetables of your choice.
✅️Tempering with ghee and cumin seeds is a must don’t skip.
✅️You can skip fennel seeds if you don’t like the flavor.
Has anyone tried Poricha kuzhambu Before??
PORICHA KUZHAMBU GOES WELL WITH RICE AND IDLIS TOO.
MORE MURUNGAKKAI(DRUMSTICKS) RECIPES LIKE MURUNGAKKAI SOUP, MURUNGAKKAI THOKKU, MURUNGAKKAI PULI KUZHAMBU, MURUNGAI KEERAI ADAI
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