Vendakai Puli Kuzhambu/ Vatha Kuzhambu

 Ingredients:

• 1 Onion sliced (Red Onion Preferred) / 1 bowl of Shallots(small onions)
• 1 BigTomato / 2 small tomatoes
• Any vegetables(Here i used ladiesfinger)
• 2 tbp Sambar powder
• 10 Garlic pieces
• 5 Coconut pieces
• Tamarind paste
• Salt
• Oil(prefered Gingerly oil)
• 1/2 tspMustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp Methi seeds
• Curry Leaves

Preparation:

Heat oil in a sauce pan and add mustard seeds,methi seeds,curry leaves, followed by onions and fry.

  Then add the sliced garlics and ladiesfinger and salt and fry in slow flame for 2 mins.     

For Ladies finger, we have to precook( to avoid sticking)--- In an empty pan,fry the vendakai with little salt for 2 sec, then add 2 drops of oil and toss it and keep aside.

When the veggies are cooked add  the masala powder and stir it for a while, till the masala raw smell goes and then add 1 cup of water.Leave it for 2 more mins in medium flame.

Now add the chopped tomatoes ,cook covered and allow it to boil for 5 mins, until the tomatoes get smashed.

Meanwhile grind the coconut pieces and make the coconut paste with adding little water.
Then dilute it and extract the coconut milk alone.

Add this coconut paste to the boiling gravy and add tamrind puree(3 tsp)simmer the flame & leave it for 5 more mins.
Oil will ooze out from the gravy , now switch off the flame.

Note:

Other Veggies: Brinjal (full but slitted) / Drumsticks / Kovaikai 

But for these veggies, after adding any of these veggies, add tomatoes and then after it smashes,add masala powder and cook in slow flame for 5 mins.

Now add tamarind puree and add 1 cup of water and bring to boil,and followed by coconut extract.

** We can add any vathal (fried) to this kuzhambu instead of veggies to make Vatha Kuzhambu

.Other process are same as above.**