Kalyana vatha kuzhambu recipe | Arachuvitta vatha kuzhambu is a popular South Indian tamarind based gravy, served in Tamilnadu weddings.
Usually after a heavy wedding meal, we always crave a simple for a simple curd rice towards the end. Very long back they used to serve curd rice with pickle. Later in wedding receptions, they serve curd rice with Manathakkali vatha kuzhambu. Though we make Vatha kuzhambu at home, some how the one served in weddings is truly amazing.
My friend’s mother in law, Mrs. Kalyani who gave me the recipe of Kalyana rasam, shared with the recipe of Kalyana vatha kuzhambu | arachuvitta kuzhambu. This tasted very similar to the one served in Tamil Brahmin weddings.
At home usually I make Vatha kuzhambu with veggies like small onions, drumstick, ladies finger, brinjal, capsicum, and beetroot. Somehow kids doesn’t like adding vathals in the kuzhambu. Even we don’t eat when we were kids. Later we started liking it.
Check out our Vengaya vatha kuzhambu, Kalyana sambar. Also check out other popular recipes Thalagam kuzhambu, Keerai vadai, Milagu kuzhmabu, Kalyana mor kuzhambu and Kalyana Rava kesari.
Kalyana Vatha kuzhambu
Kalyana Vatha kuzhambu recipe
Ingredients
- Lemon sized tamarind
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp Manathakkali vathal
- 1 tsp coriander seeds | Dhaniya
- ¼ tsp methi seeds
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1 tbsp coconut
- 3 red chili
- 3 tsp sambar powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- Salt as needed
- Jaggery a small piece
- Curry leaves few
Instructions
- Soak a small lemon sized tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes
- Extract tamarind juice using 3 cups of water.
- Dry roast the dhaniya, chana dal, red chili, and venthayam till golden brown.
- Grind this along with 1 tbsp coconut
- In a pan add 1 tbsp sesame oil.
- Add ½ tsp mustard seeds and asafoetida.
- Once it crackles add the Dry Manathakkali vathal.
- Roast for a minute and keep the flame low.
- Add the sambar powder and saute for few seconds.
- Immediately add the tamarind extract.
- Add the turmeric powder and salt.
- Mix well and allow this to boil for 7 mins in medium flame.
- Now add the ground paste.
- Add a tiny piece of jaggery
- Mix well and boil till this comes to the right consistency.
- Switch off the flame and add 1 tbsp sesame oil.
- Garnish with few curry leaves.
- Serve with hot rice and any curry or kootu of your choice.
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Notes
- Soak a small lemon sized tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes
- Extract tamarind juice using 3 cups of water.
- Dry roast the dhaniya, chana dal, red chili and venthayam till golden brown.
- Grind this along with 1 tbsp coconut into a fine paste
- In a pan add 1 tbsp sesame oil.
- Add ½ tsp mustard seeds and asafoetida.
- Once it crackles add the Dry Manathakkali vathal.
- Roast for a minute and keep the flame low.
- Add the sambar powder and saute for few seconds.
- Immediately add the tamarind extract.
- Add the turmeric powder and salt.
- Mix well and allow this to boil for 7 mins in medium flame.
- Now add the ground paste.
- Add a tiny piece of jaggery
- Mix well and boil till this comes to the right consistency.
- Switch off the flame and add 1 tbsp sesame oil.
- Garnish with few curry leaves.
- Serve with hot rice and any curry or kootu of your choice.
drizzling on the curd rice is a heavenly combination ! That too if amma pezanchu kodutha 🙂 too good jey
very nice.
It really tasted DELICIOUS!! Thanks so much for giving me this kuzhambu, I was so lucky to taste this as well. Nice pictures too 🙂
looks so delicious!!! I remember seeing a similar one at a TV Show!!! so drooling here!!! will try this soon:)
Vatha kuzhambu sema temptinga iruku….pathale pasikuthu 🙂
Today is your recipe day in my house.. Tried your araichivitta vatha kulambu & pidi kozhakattai. Both turned out awesome.. Thanks for the recipe
So happy to know that, thanks
Curry looks yummy ! Is there any Hindi name for vathal ?
May be dried something is a vathal..Eg. Dried biiter gourd is a bittergourd vattal (pavakka/karela vattal), or dried mango is mango vattal (Aam/manga vattal).
Looks so delicious.. thanks for sharing!!
Vathal Kuzambu looks so delicious and mouth watering. And you have made it look so easy.
Deepa
looks delicious
wow, very tempting. I make a similar one , but i roast & grind methi seeds too 🙂
Loved ..this kind of vatalkuzhumbu with coconut is usually made in the last meal of the Tambrahm weddings..
Nice n delicious kuzhambu…tongue tickling variety to pair with rice
Looks tempting…my mother adds few more ingredients while grinding like black pepper cumin seeds etc..
I know this may be a real silly question but can this be made without vattal? How important are the vatted as I don't think I have access to them. Curry looks super delicious. Thanks for sharing.
You can make this with other veggies like onions, red pumpkin, chow chow, Brinjal, tomato, even plain urad papad or masala papad also can br used … It is very tasty
Hi jeyashri, your kulambu looks super delicious I don't get manathakali vathal here is there anything that I can substitute this with ?
Hi jeyasri,
This is a must keep recipe . I enjoyed a lot with beans carrot curry. Thanks arthy
don't have vathal can this be done with small or big onion
Thank you
Sathya
Vathakuzhambhu looks so nice… would have been a satisfying meal
All time my fav.Really nice and thanks for sharing
Looks lovely and tempting..bookmarking this
absolute yummm…thanks for sharing
Tried it today and was fantabulous ! Soo yummy with Thayer sad ham!
Thnx for the recipe!
wonderful recipe!! it was truly yumm!! thanks a lot to jeyashri….!!
Love any form of Vethal kuzhambu ..Ive bookmarked to try this one tomorrow!
Lovely pics!
Shobha
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yes, you can use veggies like onions, lady's finger (okra), brinjal – it is just not vatral kolumbu but arachivita kolumbu regardless. Tastes yummy regardless:)
Made this today-big hit at home! Great recipe!
I tried at home today..itz very tasty and very nice….no words to express jaishri
Thanks so much. I tried the save, can't out very well.
Thank u so much.I made this vathal kuzhambu n cabbage curry v.quickly. v.easy n tasty dish.especially urs look v.tempting
Prepared this dish ..Its yummy . Thanks 🙂
Thanks fo this kuzhambu .. I made a mistake somewhere the first time. Today it came out yummy. So excited that I am writing this even before transferring it out of the kadai :p
Awesome recipe… for this link from a friend…
A big hit in my house ☺
Thanks for the recipe.
This looks delicious and I would like to try it. What is MANATHAKKALI VATHAL? Do you have recipe for it?
We get in South Indian grocery stores. I never tried at home.
Tried it. It's tasty.
Whether it will withstand for a day? That is if I make in the night n if I use it next day afternoon for lunch means? is it good?
If you keep it inside the fridge,it will stand. But i am not sure if you pack for lunch box the next day,as it has coconut in it.
Hi Jeyashri…made ur vatha kuzhambu…arachu vittu…came out very well …I added onevteaspone too dal and half a teaspoon vendayam while seasoning…+ Baby aloo curry…
Thanks
Nisha.
Hi jeyashri……I made ur vatha kuzhambhu recipe for my family they all loved it.
Thank you and pls continue doing your work best as always.
So happy to know that. Thanks for leaving a comment and letting me know. Means a lot to me.