Poondu Kulambu

Garlic Kulambu

Needless to say,Garlic has so many medicinal values.It is a powerful anti-biotic.It can reduce cholesterol and many many more benefits that it is actually called "wonder drug " in the herbal world.Thankfully we use a lot of garlic in our cooking.

Ingredients:

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Gingely Oil - 6tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Fenugreek Seeds -2 tsp

curry leaves
Garlic - big cloves - 20

Small onion -10 or onion-1

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Tamarind water - 1/4 cup

(What i do is soak half block of tamarind in a tupperware with little water and keep it in fridge.So that you can take it and use anytime you want.)

Asoefotida-1 pinch

Salt - for taste

Method:

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Heat gingely oil in a cooker.Add curry leaves,mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Now add the garlic cloves and the onion and roast for a few minutes.Add chilli powder,coriander powder ,asoefotida,and roast this for a minute in oil.Then add the tamarind water.Add salt.Add some water and close the cooker and cook for 4 whistles.Serve with rice.