Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu (Wonder Berry Tangy Gravy)
Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu (Wonder Berry Tangy Gravy)

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Manathakkali is the berry which happens to be the fruit that is black in color picked from the plant and is sun dried to be used as vathal. Vathal kuzhambu is a popular south indian traditional. Manathakkali keerai or Mani Thakkali keerai is a green leafy vegetable used more in Tamil Nadu for its medicinal property.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook manathakkali vathal kuzhambu (wonder berry tangy gravy) using 31 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu (Wonder Berry Tangy Gravy):
  1. Take Small size Tamarind (Lemon size)
  2. Make ready 2 cups Hot water
  3. Take 2 tbsp Manathakkali vathal
  4. Take 1 Tomato chopped finely
  5. Make ready 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
  6. Take 2 tbsp Vathakuzhambu powder
  7. Take 1 tsp Grated Ginger
  8. Take 1/2 tsp Jaggery for taste
  9. Prepare 1/2 tsp Ghee
  10. Prepare As needed Salt
  11. Get Vathakuzhambu Powder:
  12. Make ready 1 cup Coriander seeds
  13. Prepare 20 Red chilli
  14. Take 1/2 cup Toovar dal
  15. Prepare 1/4 cup Bengal gram
  16. Prepare 3 tbsp Black pepper
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp Jeera
  18. Make ready 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
  19. Prepare 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  20. Prepare 2 tbsp Curry leaves
  21. Take To Temper:
  22. Get 2 tbsp Gingelly oi
  23. Take 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  24. Get 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  25. Make ready 2 no Red chilies
  26. Take 5 Garlic chopped
  27. Make ready 1 tbsp Channa dal
  28. Prepare 2 tsp Peanuts
  29. Take 1 tsp Urad dal
  30. Get pinch Hing
  31. Get leaves Few Curry

Serve with a veg kurma or avial. This recipe uses dried manathakkali (which is actually easier to find) and adds a piquant flavour to a traditional kuzhambu (gravy). You can order dried manathakkali on. Usually we add the sun dried berries (Manathakkali Vathal), Sundakkai Vathal or vegetables like Yellow Pumpkin, Ladyfinger, Brinjal or just Pappad.

Instructions to make Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu (Wonder Berry Tangy Gravy):
  1. Soak tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes. squeeze the pulp and keep aside.
  2. Dry roast all the ingredients under the topic "Vatha Kuzhambu Powder". Cool down and grind to powder. Store this in airtight container and you can use upto 2 months.
  3. In iron kadai or you can use anyother. But iron kadai taste much good. Heat gingelly oil once hot add mustard seeds. Once mustard done crackling add fenugreek seeds, red chilli, channa dal, peanuts, urad dal, hing and curry leaves. Cook until all dals turns golden brown.
  4. Add manathakkali vathal and roast for couple of minutes in low flame. Now add vathakuzhambu powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, grated ginger and chopped tomato. Saute for 5 minutes in low flame.
  5. Now add tamarind water and salt. Cover and cook in medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes until oil separates from the gravy. Stir occasionally.
  6. Now add jaggery and cook for another 2 minutes. Add ghee and adjust the salt.
  7. Switch off the flame and serve hot with rice, papad..

Instead of sun dried berries, we can use fresh unripe berries to make the delicious Manathakkali Kai Kuzhambu. Manathakkali Keerai, is a very healthy greens especially for curing mouth-ulcers. Manathakkali vathal kulambu without onion and garlic. Vatha kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy, prepared with dried Black nightshade berries commonly known as manathakkali vathal and without onion and garlic. Vathal kuzhambu holds an important place in Tamil families kitchens and you can see this as Kara kulambu in wedding lunches.

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