Name: Eral Kaikari Kuzhambu / Prawn Veggie Kuzhambu recipe by Priya Satheesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 250 gms Prawns; 2 tbsp Oil; 2 tsp Vadagam (Substitute - Mustard, Methi / Vendhayam and Jeera); 1 cup Onion, finely chopped; 5 Garlic pods, crushed; 1/2 cup Tomato, finely chopped; 2 Potatoes, cut into cubes; 1 Drumstick, chopped into pieces; 5 Brinjal, cut into cubes; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 1/2 - 2 tsp Chilli powder; 3 tsp Coriander powder; Lemon sized Tamarind, soaked in 1 cup water and extract juice; Handful of Curry leaves; Salt to taste

ABOUT Eral Kaikari Kuzhambu / Prawn Veggie Kuzhambu RECIPE

This kuzhambu is one of our family's favorite and grandma's recipe. The combination of veggies used in this recipe, when cooked with prawns, taste too delicious and especially, it tastes divine when it is served on the next day. The flavor and essence from prawn blends well with the vegetables and gives a finger licking taste.

Ingredients Serving: 2

250 gms Prawns
2 tbsp Oil
2 tsp Vadagam (Substitute - Mustard, Methi / Vendhayam and Jeera)
1 cup Onion, finely chopped
5 Garlic pods, crushed
1/2 cup Tomato, finely chopped
2 Potatoes, cut into cubes
1 Drumstick, chopped into pieces
5 Brinjal, cut into cubes
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 - 2 tsp Chilli powder
3 tsp Coriander powder
Lemon sized Tamarind, soaked in 1 cup water and extract juice
Handful of Curry leaves
Salt to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan and add Vadagam followed by crushed garlic and finely chopped onions.
Saute it for a minute or till the color changes to light brown.
Add few curry leaves and finely chopped tomatoes.
Fry it for a minute or till the tomatoes turn soft.
Add all the given vegetables and mix well.
Now add turmeric powder followed by chilli powder and coriander powder.
Mix well and fry till the raw smell goes away.
Add the tamarind extract along with the required amount of salt.
Add 1/2 - 1 cup of water, cover and cook till the vegetables gets 3/4th cooked.
Meanwhile, clean, de-vain and wash the prawns.
Add the cleaned prawns in the kuzhambu and cook it for more 5 minutes on a medium flame.
Add the remaining curry leaves and turn off the flame.
Serve with hot rice.

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