Thiruvadirai is a Hindu festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and is a festival of Lord Shiva. Read this article to know more about thiruvadhirai. We don’t celebrate thiruvadirai at mom’s home as well as in law’s home. But when I came to Madurai, my neighbour would celebrate this festival and she used to give me a special kulambu prepared with 21 vegetables. It would taste so nice but I never asked her about the recipe. After shifting my house to another area I completely missed that kulambu. So last year I searched the blog world for recipes and found one for the thiruvadhirai kulambu and thiruvadhirai kali which are prepared and given as offering to God on the festival. I have posted the Thiruvadhirai kali (click on link for recipe) recipe. To go with thiruvadhirai kali, I made the thiruvadhirai kulambu/ kootu/ ezhukari kulambu, but I never got to post it. Last month I made the kulambu again to go with rice for our lunch. This is called as ezhukari kulambu as seven different vegetables are used in the gravy. Though it tastes just like what my neighbour used to make, it has less number of vegetables. As it was more than a year, I forgot about the blog from which I got the recipe. So whoever the blogger is, a big thank you for the delicious and authentic recipe. The recipe is so much like arachu vitta sambar.. Today is the turn of Alphabet E in the A-Z themed Blogging Marathon #32.
Ingredients:
For The Spice Paste:
Coriander Seeds-1 tbs
Channa Dhal-1/2 tsp
Fenugreek-1/4 tsp
Almonds-4
Red Chilly-3-4
Asafoetida-a pinch
Other Ingredients:
Raw Banana-1 small
White Pumpkin-1/2 cup
Eggplant/ Brinjal-4
Potato-2
Green Peas-1/4 cup
Sweet Potato-1/2 cup
Chow Chow-1/2 cup
Toor Dhal-1/4 cup
Channa Dhal-3 tbs
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Sambar Powder-1 tsp
Salt-to taste
Tamarind-a small lemon sized
Oil-2 tsp
Mustard Seeds-1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves-2 sprigs
Coriander Leaves-for garnish
Procedure:
1. Dry roast all the ingredients given for the spice paste, cool and grind to a fine paste.
2. Pressure cook toor dhal and channa dhal along with turmeric powder and water until mushy.
3. In a separate bowl boil all the vegetables until done. Drain and keep it aside.
4. Now add the vegetables to the cooked dhal.
5. Extract juice out of tamarind and add it to the dhal mixture.
6. Add the spice paste, sambar powder, salt and enough water to make the gravy consistency.
7. Bring this to boil, switch flame to low and let it boil for 5 minutes or until the raw smell of tamarind vanishes completely.
8. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard and curry leaves.
9. When they crackle add it to the kulambu and garnish with coriander leaves.
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very authentic and very festive!!
Sowmya
This kuzhambu is a must during thiruvathirai na..Looksdelicious.
very tempting curry…
The dish sounds so authentic Gayathri…with so many vegetables it’s really exciting..my mom makes something with so many vegetables for sankranthi as well..
The kulambu looks so tempting. Love the colours.
The internet has made life easy when it comes to cooking as well :)…The dish looks very nice 🙂
So much veggies in one dish , this must be super delicious ..
very authentic south indian kulambu looks super delicious and makes me hungry 🙂 tempting me dear !!
thanks for sharing such a beautiful traditional recipe Gayathri, very well made
Look inviting and tasty.
Must be a flavorful one though I was somewhat surprised to see almonds in the list. Also wondering what 21 kinds of vegetables go in this kulambu.
Sounds interesting. .all communities have something like this to make for the festivals. Looks nice and glad you shared a authentic recipe.
Tempting curry..
Wow!Good choice for ‘E’.Very authentic curry Gayathri…
What an amazing dish — 21 vegetables.. wow.. sounds like a very traditional and delicious dish.
we have the Ezhu kari kootu that we make for Pongal – didnt know there was a 21 veg kuzhambu as well :-))
lovely authentic recipe! I love to see my patti make it with the most vegetable I have ever seen! They taste even better as left overs when they reheat it with little jaggery 🙂
such an authentic recipe Gayatri….looks very nice
This is in my list for my regional theme traditional dish
Yes Gayathri, this is like an araithu vitta sambhar, only thicker and full of veggies! I love it. And your pics are great, as always!
Love it Gayatri. The veggies make it super healthy.
Wonderful Mixed vegetable recipe Gayathri. Love these different combinations.