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Home » Lunch » Sambar & Tamarind Gravies » Pachai Sundaikaai PuliKuzhambhu/Fresh Turkey Berry in Tamarind Gravy

Pachai Sundaikaai PuliKuzhambhu/Fresh Turkey Berry in Tamarind Gravy

Jan 24, 2017 · Modified: Dec 20, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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The final week of January BM, for which i was prepared a fortnight earlier. Turkey berries, how many of you like to cook with them. I love making puli kuzhambu/kaara Kuzhambu. Recently i tried making more kuzhambu with them, which tasted out of the world. I wil be posting recipes of sundaikaai/turkey berries, for 3 days now. The first in line is the finger-licking kuzhambu. It is super hit recipe at home and my elder one totally falls for this. This kuzhambu and some potato curry, he is settled. If you love a tangy gravy, then you will definitely like this kuzhambu. Some might feel, this gravy might be bitter, but definitely not. The berries are crushed to remove the seeds inside them, which make them bitter, so you can very well go ahead and try it, you will definitely like it.
Ingredients
½ cup Pachai Sundaikaai/Fresh Turkey Berry
one lemon-sized tamarind
2 heaped teaspoon sambar powder
1 medium-sized tomato, chopped
¾ tsp- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
Tempering
2 tablespoon gingely oil
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
2 pinches of methi seeds/fenugreek seeds
2 pinches of hing
2 pinches of turmeric powder
a sprig of curry leaf
Method
  • Soak Tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes. Extract around 3-4 cups of tamarind extract and set aside.
  • Wash the turkey berries and take them in a zip loc cover. Now place the cover on the kitchen counter and using a pestle or a roller crush the berries. This is done to crack the berries and remove the seeds inside, which make the berries very bitter.


  • Taking the berries in the cover, helps to contain the mess inside the cover itself. This can be done straight on the kitchen counter also, but there will be little mess on the counter, which need to be attended immediately.
  • Take the crushed berries in another bowl, add water and wash the seeds and drain the berries skin alone. Discard the water with the seeds.
  • Heat a kadai/Deep pan, add gingely oil, when it is hot enough, splutter mustard seeds, add methi, hing, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Saute for 30 seconds. 
  • Now add the turkey berries, and saute for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes and let it sweat for a minute.
  • To this add sambar powder and mix well. Adding sambar powder while sauteing veggies gives a deep and rich color, the trademark of kaarakuzhambu/puli kuzhambu. Once mixed, add the tamarind water and mix well. 
  • Add salt to this and let this cook in a medium flame, until the gravy thickens well. Some prefer to add diluted rice powder to the puli kuzhambu, but i prefer mine, thickened on its own.
  • Once the gravy thickens, the oil separates and floats on top. Take it off the stove and serve it with steaming hot rice and some appalam/pappad for a filling meal.


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  1. rajani

    January 24, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Reminds me that I have to finish my bunch of sundakkai(dry, though). I can imagine how tasty the meal must have been. Potato fry and Puli kuzhambu!

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  2. Rafeeda AR

    January 25, 2017 at 5:10 am

    Looks like a very comforting gravy...

    Reply
  3. Srivalli

    January 25, 2017 at 10:50 am

    That picture finally comes out..very lovely setup Priya..won't mind that bowl right now..

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  4. Srividhya

    January 25, 2017 at 3:50 pm

    wow man.. pachai sundaikai parthe romba naal achu. I do get vathal here but fresh ones. This kuzhambu is super awesome... yummm

    Reply
  5. Chef Mireille

    January 25, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    never heard of turkey berry - will have to see if we get it here

    Reply
  6. Sharmila kingsly

    January 26, 2017 at 9:21 am

    This is my anytime favourite Curry. Lovely.

    Reply
  7. Sandhiya

    January 26, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    My favorite curry and it came out so well. Mouthwatering delicious.

    Reply
  8. vaishali sabnani

    January 27, 2017 at 12:10 am

    The curry sounds interesting and is new for me !

    Reply
  9. Priya Suresh

    January 28, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    My mouth is just watering here Priya, ages i prepared this puli kuzhambu with pachai sundakkai.

    Reply
  10. Archana

    January 28, 2017 at 4:41 pm

    mmm like Vaishali says this is new to me. Sounds yum.

    Reply
  11. Harini R

    January 30, 2017 at 3:41 am

    I haven't tasted these berries ever and would love to lay my hands on these. Lovely setup there!

    Reply
  12. Pavani

    January 31, 2017 at 2:17 am

    That is such a delicious looking dish Priya.

    Reply
  13. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    February 03, 2017 at 1:36 am

    Its been ages since I have eaten pachai sundakkai. Love the kuzhambu Priya.

    Reply
  14. Kalyani

    February 08, 2017 at 5:08 am

    my bitter-food-loving husband would love this 🙂 I love the first pic with the rasam and appalam- the Paatram of rasam looks like one I have seen in MIL's house 🙂

    Reply

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