Vatha Kuzhambu Podi

Vatha Kuzhambu is popular gravy that goes with rice in the South Indian menu. It is so sought after that it finds a place in the wedding platter. While being served food, with many gravies, there are people who skip others to relish vatha kuzhambu.

When visitors narrate menu to those who did not attend the party, they mention vatha kuzhambu. You could almost regard it as comfort food.

Chettinad vatha kuzhambu, Iyengar vatha kuzhambu and Kalyana vatha kuzhambu are popular varieties. Chettinad version has garlic and fennel seeds, which is omitted in Iyengar version.

Most vegetarians in Tamil Nadu, minimize fennel and ginger garlic paste, as they feel that it adds a non vegetarian aroma to their vegetarian cuisine.

Kuzhambu with sun dried vegetables is known as vatha kuzhambu. Making it is easy but getting it perfect is tough.

Besides sundakkai (turkey berry) and manathakkali (sun berries), dried cluster beans, dried brinjals, fresh vegetables like drumstick, brinjal and ladiesfinger are used in vatha kuzhambu. Gingelly oil is preferred for this kuzhambu. Though other kuzhambu and gravy are sauted in groundnut oil, for vatha kuzhambu it is better to stick only to sesame or gingelly oil.

Old tamarind adds colour and taste to vatha kuzhambu.

For vatha kuzhambu podi, coriander seeds, red chilli, kashmiri red chilli, tur dal, urad dal, black pepper, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds are used. Fenugreek seeds can be controlled to omit bitterness.

Buy Vatha kuzhambu podi online at Opportunity Infinity store, which has two decades expertise in making South Indian traditional food products such as sweets, snacks, seer bakshanams, podis, pickles, vathal and filter coffee.

Opportunity Infinity offers vatha kuzhambu podi in 250 grams, 500 grams and one kilogram quantities