Macroni Kuzhambu(Elbow Pasta in a tamrind gravy)

This is a chettinaad special kuzhambu and also my maternal grandmother's recipe which is my favourite.

This is an easy to make recipe and also very yummy. It is a good combination with idli, dosa and cooked plain white rice.  

    

Ingredients needed :

Macroni (elbow shaped pasta)  - 1 cup  

Onion - 1 large chopped 

Tomato - 1 large chopped

Garlic - 10  pieces

Tamarind - 1 lemon size

Dhania Powder - 3 tbsp

Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Salt - as per taste 

For Seasoning :

Mustard, Methi Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Asafoetida, Chana Dal - 1/2 tsp and  Curry leaves.

  

How to prepare :

1. In a pot , put the pasta , water, little salt and 1 tsp olive oil  and cook , then drain the excess water.

2. In a wok, heat 2 tbsp cooking oil, and add all the items for seasoning.

3. Add the chopped onion and garlic and saute.

4. Now add the chopped tomato and saute.

5. Make a puree of the tamarind and keep it in a bowl.

6. Now, in the wok, add the dhania powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and saute.

7. Add the tamarind puree to it and 2 cups of water and allow it to boil.

8. When this is boiling, and the bubbles appear, add the cooked pasta and boil it for some more time.

9. Be very careful when adding salt to this recipe, because, we have added salt to the cooked pasta.

10. Now, the Macroni kuzhambu is ready, to eat with idli, dosa or rice.