Janani's Cooking Journey

A finger licking restaurant style tangy and spicy kuzhambu using manathakkali vathal that is also known as edible nightshade berries.  Manathakkali is the berry which happens to be the fruit that is black in color is picked from the the plant and is sun dried to be used as vathals. They are also very difficult to pick as they are just the size of a black pepper corn. This sun dried vathals can be stored for number of years to be used as and when required. Ingredients 2 tablespoons Manathakkali Kai Vathal 1/2 cup Pearl onions (Sambar Onions), skinned 1 tablespoon sambar powder 1 teaspoon Jaggery, (optional) 1 cup Tamarind water / paste 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds) 1 tablespoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil 4 Curry leaves Salt, to taste Manathakkali Kai Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe - A Spicy Tamarind Curry To begin making Manathakkali Kai Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe, heat oil in a saucepan; add mustard, fenugreek, curry leaves and allow them to crackl

Chicken 65❤ 🔹Marinate 1/2 kg boneless chicken cubes with 1 tbsp ginger garlic green chilli paste, 1 tbsp red chilli powder, 4 tbsp maida, 3 tbsp cornflour, 1 egg, 7-8 kadipatta, red food color, salt n pepper... Keep aside for about n hour n deep fry in hot oil till nicely done... Keep aside... 🔹Heat oil in a wok, add in 1/4 cup chopped garlic, 4 green chillies slit, 10-12 kadipatta, give it a mix, add in 50 gms yogurt or depending upon how much gravy you want, now add in 1/2 cup schezwan chutney, salt, pepper n ajinomoto, mix everything well... Now add in fried chicken pieces, spring onion green part, mix well... Off the flame... Serve hot... Enjoy❤