Milagu Kozhambu Recipe
A vegetarian Chettinad recipe with pearl onions (sambar onions), cloves garlic, methi seeds (fenugreek seeds). Ready in 40 min, serves 3.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Milagu Kozhambu recipe, dry roast all ingredients mentioned under the list ‘for milagu masala powder’
- 2
Let the spices cool and grind into powder
- 3
Heat gingerly oil in a pan
- 4
Add crushed garlic and shallots and saute till the onions turn translucent
pearl onions (sambar onions)(20)cloves garlic(5) - 5
Add fenugreek seeds
methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon) - 6
Extract the juice of tamarind and pour into the pan
tamarind - lemon sized soaked in water(3/4 cup) - 7
Boil the tamarind juice until oil separates from the sides of the pan
tamarind - lemon sized soaked in water(3/4 cup) - 8
Add 4 heaped tablespoon of milagu masala powder along with salt to taste, stir well
salt - to taste - 9
Let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame
- 10
Meanwhile heat 1 teaspoon oil in another pan
gingelly oil - + 1 teaspoon(2 tablespoon) - 11
Add mustard seeds and let it splutter
methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon) - 12
Add curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida
sprig curry leaves(2)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 13
Add the tempering into the curry
sprig curry leaves(2)sprig curry leaves(1) - 14
Serve hot
- 15
Serve Milagu Kozhambu along with Carrot and Beans Thoran and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal
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Milagu Kozhambu Recipe
A vegetarian Chettinad recipe with pearl onions (sambar onions), cloves garlic, methi seeds (fenugreek seeds). Ready in 40 min, serves 3.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Milagu Kozhambu recipe, dry roast all ingredients mentioned under the list ‘for milagu masala powder’
- 2
Let the spices cool and grind into powder
- 3
Heat gingerly oil in a pan
- 4
Add crushed garlic and shallots and saute till the onions turn translucent
pearl onions (sambar onions)(20)cloves garlic(5) - 5
Add fenugreek seeds
methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon) - 6
Extract the juice of tamarind and pour into the pan
tamarind - lemon sized soaked in water(3/4 cup) - 7
Boil the tamarind juice until oil separates from the sides of the pan
tamarind - lemon sized soaked in water(3/4 cup) - 8
Add 4 heaped tablespoon of milagu masala powder along with salt to taste, stir well
salt - to taste - 9
Let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame
- 10
Meanwhile heat 1 teaspoon oil in another pan
gingelly oil - + 1 teaspoon(2 tablespoon) - 11
Add mustard seeds and let it splutter
methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon) - 12
Add curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida
sprig curry leaves(2)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 13
Add the tempering into the curry
sprig curry leaves(2)sprig curry leaves(1) - 14
Serve hot
- 15
Serve Milagu Kozhambu along with Carrot and Beans Thoran and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal
Rate this recipe
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