Navadhania pepper curry/navadhania milagu kuzhambu

Navadhania pepper curry/Navadhania milagu kuzhambu

 

 Ingredients:

Navadhaniyam             - 1/2 cup

tomato                          - 1 finely chopped

turmeric                        - 1/8 tsp

salt                                -  to taste

chopped garlic              -  2 tbsp.

curry leaves                  -  few

sesame oil                     - 1 tbsp.

roasted chanadhal flour-1tsp(optional) 

For grinding:

Small onions       -8-10

red chillies           -2

peppercorns         -1 tsp

ginger                  - 1 clove size

garlic                   - 1 clove

cumin seeds         -1/2 tsp

 

Method:

• Soak 1/2 cup of navadhaniyam in water overnight/for atleast 6 hours
• In a pressure cooker cook navadhaniam in 21/2 cups of water for 3 whistles.
• Grind the ingredients given for grinding in a blender into a fine paste.

• In a pan/kadai heat oil add chopped garlic and curry leaves.

• Once the raw smell of garlic goes off add the ground paste and desired salt and turmeric.

• after it gets cooked add the finely chopped tomatoes.

• Once the tomatoes gets mushy add the pressure cooked navadhaniyam.

• Cook for another5-8 minutes and add the roasted  chana dhal flavor if you need a lightly thickened gravy(adding the roasted chandhal flour is entirely optional it doesn't create any extraordinary change to the curry.it just thickens it)

• Serve hot with rice.

Serves -4