Milagu Kuzhambu

Milagu Kuzhambu

Preparation time	Cook Time	Total time
20 mins	40 mins	1 hour

Recipe type: South indian Traditional gravy

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 6 servings

This Gravy is a South indian special in which we use all indian spices and its good for health which also cures cough and cold and instant relief from  sore throats.

Ingridients:

Oil- 4 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1tsp

Fenugreek- !tsp

Cumin seeds- 1tsp

Cinnamon- small size

Cloves- 2

pepper- 3 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp

chilli powder- 1 tsp

Corriander Powder- 1 tsp

Coconut- half grated

Onion - 2 medium size

Tomato- 2 medium size

Tamirind juice- 3 tsp

curry leaves- 1 spring

corriander leaves- as required

Drumstick- 2 ( Brinjal or ladys finger can also be used)

Turmeric powder- 1 pinch

Salt- As required

To be Grinded:

Grind onion along with Cinnamon and cloves

Grind tomato seperately

Grind Coconut along with pepper

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds followed by curry leaves.
• Add Grinded onion paste and saute it for few minutes until the raw smell vanishes.
• Add ginger Garlic paste and saute it for 3 minutes.
• Add Tomato Purie and saute till it turns juicy. 
• Add salt to taste so that mixture turns soft quickly.
• Now add the turmeric powder,chilli powder and Corriander Powder and stir it for few minutes.
• Add drumstick and stir for few minutes and add 1 cup of water for the drumstick to get cooked. Pour Water and close the pan for 20 minutes in medium flame. (Timing depends on the vegetable we use to get cooked)
• once the drumstick is cooked and oil stagnates in the gravy, add coconut purie and allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
• finally add tamirind Juice and leave it for 10 minutes in low flame.
• Turn off the stove and add corriander leaves and serve it hot as a side dish for Rice, Chapathi, Dosa or Idli.