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Sweet Potato Kulambu / Tamilnadu Style Sweet Potato Tamarind Gravy
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
South Indian
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sweet Potato, peeled & chopped
- 1/2 cup Onion, chopped
- 4 tsp Sambar Powder
- 1 – 2 tsp Jaggery
- Small lemon sized Tamarind (approx. 1 tbsp)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 1 tsp Chana Dal
- 1/8 tsp Hing
- A few Curry Leaves
- A pinch Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Oil
Instructions
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Soak the tamarind in water for 10 -15 minutes. Squeeze the extract from tamarind and set aside. Discard the pulp.
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Heat oil in a vessel and add the mustard seeds and chana dal. Once they start to splutter, add the fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and hing and saute for a couple of seconds.
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Add the chopped onions and fry until they are transparent.
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Add the chopped sweet potatoes and turmeric to it and saute for a minute.
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Add the sambar powder, 2 cups of tamarind extract, jaggery and salt.
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Dilute the rice flour in little water and add it to the sweet potato mixture.
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Cover it with a lid and let it cook on a medium flame until the pieces are soft.
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When the gravy thickens, remove it from the flame.
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Serve hot with rice.
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I can happily have this mildly sweet kuzhambu with rice and papads.
I love tamarind flavor. I'd love to dip chapatti in this! 🙂
Love this with rice and some pappads..