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Vatha Kulambu is a traditional, tangy gravy made by tempering veggies with spices, onion, tomato and cooking it with tamarind extract & spice powders. Vatha Kulambu is usually prepared with dried veggies or onion and a delicious combo with rice, idli and dosa.
As I mentioned earlier, Vatha Kuzhambu pairs best with steamed rice. Accompany a side vegetable dish/stir fry like Vazhakkai Poriyal, Beans Poriyal, potato fry or suran fry with it. With this kulambu, I would suggest to serve a side veggie dish with faint sweet notes, not spicy or bitter.
Sundakkai and Vathal. It is known as Turkey Berry in English. Sundakkais are soaked in curd, salted and sundried, which is later oil fried to bring out the final product. Vegetables or berries, when sundried are termed as Vathal in Tamil.
Our kara kuzhambu is more like our marunthu kuzhambu. Sundakkai is called Turkey Berry in English and it is rich in Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A. We can use the fresh Turkey Berries plucked from the plant and also we can consume it in the dried form. It is better to have the fresh Turkey Berry than the dried one.
Do you know the difference between Sambar & Kuzhambu? While Sambar uses Toor Dhal as its base ingredient, Kuzhambu doesn't use lentils as its primary ingredient. Kuzhambu may or may contain vegetables but Sambar's main content is vegetables.