Ingredients

• 1 - Lemon-sized piece of tamarind
• 1/2 tsp. - Fenugreek seeds
• 1 sprig - Curry leaves
• 1 tsp. - Sambhar powder
• Mixed vegetables like red pumpkin, drumsticks, ladyfinger or eggplant
• 2 tsps - Sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 3 - Dry red chillies
• 1 small piece - Asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp - Jaggery

How to Make Vatta kolambhu (tamarind curry)

• Soak tamarind in some water.
• After 10 minutes, extract the juice and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
• Add curry leaves, asafoetida and fenugreek seeds.
• Lower flame, add sambhar powder and turmeric powder.
• Now add the tamarind juice.
• Allow the water to boil for 10 minutes before you add the chopped vegetables.
• Now boil until all the vegetables are cooked.
• In the end, add jaggery.
• Stir well.
• Your vatta kolambhu is ready.