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Healthy Food Recipes - Thirikadugam Kuzhambu (Sukku, Milagu and Thippili Kuzhambu)

Posted on: 16/Feb/2015 4:26:09 PM
Ingredients:
  • Tamarind – a small lemon sized ball
  • Garlic- 5 cloves
  • Onion – 1 nos
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ spoon
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ spoon
  • Cooking oil – 8 spoons
  • Curry leaves – a few
  • Salt –to taste
To Roast & Grind:
  • Dry Ginger  (Sukku) – 2cm length
  • Pepper corns – 1 tbsp.
  • Long Pepper (Thippili) – 6 nos
  • Channa Dal – 1 tbsp.
  • Urad dal – ½ tbsp.
  • Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Red chilli – 5 nos
Method of Preparation:
  1. Dry fry channa dal and urad dal in a pan and collect it separately.



  2. In the same way, dry fry coriander seeds, red chilli and a few curry leaves and keep aside.



  3. Again heat pepper corns and cumin seeds.



  4. Heat Sukku (dry ginger) and long pepper (Thippili) well and allow it to cool for some time.
  5. Add the above all fried items in a mixer and grind well by adding required quantity of water.



  6. Heat the pan with 8 spoons of oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and garlic.
  7. Then add the chopped onion and saute until its colour turns golden brown. Then add the grinded paste to it.



  8. Mix it well and stir for about 2 minutes. Then add the water, salt, turmeric powder, tamarind extract and stir well.



  9. Once you get a thicker consistency, you can observe the oil gets floating on top of the kozambhu. It’s time for you to switch off the stove and transfer it into a bowl.



  10. Serve hot Thirikadugam Kuzhambu! Goes excellent with rice. 



  11. You can store this dish for 2 to 3 days in fridge and you can use it.
Tips:
  • You can also grind the items given under ‘to roast and grind’ section to a coarse powder without adding water and store it in the fridge. It can be used at the time of preparation of the Thirikadugam Kuzhambu.
  • This dish will serve you better relief, if you consume it at the time of cold and cough.
  • If you want, you can add one tomato along with the onion.
  • For some people, these Sukku and Thippili may induce body heat. Thus you can add half spoon of fenugreek to roast and grind.
  • As Thrikadugam Kozambhu holds, three essential medicinal herbs including Sukku (dry ginger); Pepper corns; Thippili (long pepper corn) – It can undoubtedly cure cold and cough.
  • Assists in good digestion.
  • Helps good relief for sinus problem.
  • Helps to cure cold related health issues.
  • Addining Thirikadugam in food, keeps body diseases at bay.
  • You can also prepare either Rasam, or Soup or Kashayam using Thirikadugam.
  • Thirikadugam has the potent to turns your body fit and free from medicine supplements.
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Mrs. Lavanya Sampath

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