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A perfect lunch


Easy and tasty kolambu. It is one of my favorite kolambu right from my childhood.

Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients

  • Small onion - 5-7
  • Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
  • Chili powder - 1 pinch
  • Tomato - 1 finely chopped
  • Tomato paste or tomato puree - 1 medium sized
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

To grind

  • Coconut - 2 tbsp
  • Small onion - 2-3
  • Green chili - 1
  • Kuruma Podi - 1 tbsp

To temper:

  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard - 1 pinch
  • Urad dhal
  • Cumin seeds

Procedure:

  1.   Grind the ingredients given in section "to grind" into a smooth paste by adding water.
  2.   Heat a medium sized pan, add oil. Then add onion and saute until it is becomes soft and starts turning golden brown.
  3.   Add turmeric powder and chili powder.Then add tomatoes and saute for 3min. It becomes mushy.

  4.   Once it become mushy, add tomato puree and coriander powder.
  5.   Mix them well and add 1 cup of water and bring it boil. Add 2 tbsp of coconut paste.

  6.   Keep it in low flame for 5 min or until the kolambu gets to desired consistency.
  7.   Finally temper with the items given under the section “to temper”

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