Name: Orange Peel Vatha Kuzhambu recipe by Subhashni Venkatesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 600 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 620 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tamarind juice taken from a lemon size tamarind 500 ml; Sambhar powder 3 tea spoons; Orange peel taken from 2 Oranges; Small onions / Shallots 5 or 6 chopped (optional); Sesame / Til / Gingelly oil 3 table spoons; Salt to taste; Jagerry a small gooseberry size; Curry leaves few; For Seasoning:; Mustard seeds 1/2 tea; Fenugreek seeds / venthayam 1 tea spoon; Thur dal 2 tea spoons; Red Chillies 2; Asafoetida / Hing powder 1/4 tea spoon

ABOUT Orange Peel Vatha Kuzhambu RECIPE

Vatha Kuzhambu when its made with the Orange peel, it turns out magical!! yes you will get addicted to its distinct taste and flavour. It is a traditional tangy, sweet and hot gravy that is served with palin rice. It also tastes delicious when had as a side dish with curd rice...

Ingredients Serving: 4

Tamarind juice taken from a lemon size tamarind 500 ml
Sambhar powder 3 tea spoons
Orange peel taken from 2 Oranges
Small onions / Shallots 5 or 6 chopped (optional)
Sesame / Til / Gingelly oil 3 table spoons
Salt to taste
Jagerry a small gooseberry size
Curry leaves few
For Seasoning:
Mustard seeds 1/2 tea
Fenugreek seeds / venthayam 1 tea spoon
Thur dal 2 tea spoons
Red Chillies 2
Asafoetida / Hing powder 1/4 tea spoon

Instructions

Wash the peel and chop in to thin pieces.
Heat a pan with oil.Do the seasoning and once they splutter add few curry leaves and fry the chopped orange peel in medium flame for 2 minutes.
Then add the shallots and sambhar powder to the oil and stir for few seconds.
Pour in the tamarind juice.
Add required salt and jagerry.Allow them to boil well till the kuzhambu thickens and oil separates.
Garnish with curry leaves.It can be kept for two or three days.

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