Ingredients

• For red chori dumplings:
• 2 cups - red chori beans, soaked
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 2 - green chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp - fennel seeds
• 1 tsp - ginger, chopped
• 2 - garlic, crushed
• Salt
• For Gravy:
• 15 - steamed red chori dumplings
• 1.5 cups - tamarind extract
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tsp - coriander powder
• 15 - shallots, cubed
• 1 - tomato
• 5 - garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - fenugreek seed
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• A few - curry leaves
• Sesame oil
• Salt
• To grind:
• 1/4 cup - grated coconut
• 1 tsp - pepper corns
• 5 - shallots

How to Make Karamani Urundai Kuzhambu

• Wash thoroughly the red chori beans and grind with fennel seeds and salt to a coarse paste
• Add the chopped onion pieces, chopped green chilli pieces, crushed garlic, ginger pieces, curry leaves and mix well
• Take a small portion and roll them as small lemon sized balls, and make the dumplings.
• Steam the dumplings for 10 mins.
• Grind the grated coconut, pepper corns and shallots into a fine paste along with water and keep aside.
• Heat enough sesame oil, splutters the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and cumin seeds
• Add the cubed shallots, crushed garlic cloves, salt and chopped tomatoes, saute everything until the onions turn translucent.
• Add the ground paste and cook in low flame until the oil separates
• Now add the tamarind extract, red chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt and cook the gravy, till the oil separates
• Finally add the already prepared dumplings, simmer for few mins. Serve.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes