Appalam Vathal Kuzhambhu | Papads in Tamarind Gravy

Appalam Vathal Kuzhambhu | Papads in Tamarind Gravy – Fried papads cooked with tamarind based spicy gravy. Make a delicious lunch combo with hot plain rice!

Papads in Tamarind Gravy is an easy curry which can be prepared when you run out of vegetables yet require some spicy curry for your white rice. This curry is prepared similarly to the regular vatha kuzhambhu with pappads. Papads are roasted in oil and then cooked with tamarind based curry and spices. This simple curry tastes delicious with white rice and addition of a spoon of gingelly oil to make it better. Prepare this curry and serve it with plain rice for an easy delicious lunch.

Ingredients:

3 Pappads/Appalam
1 big lemon size Tamarind
1 ½ teaspoon Gingelly Oil
1 teaspoon Sambar Powder
1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder, adjust according to your desire
¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
¼ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds /Methi Seeds
¼ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
3 Dried Red Chilies
Pinch of Asafoetida
2-3 cups Water, adjust the consistency of curry according to you
3-4 Curry Leaves
Salt as needed
Pinch of Sugar/Jaggery

Method:

Heat oil in a non-stick kadai.
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, Curry leaves and dried red chilies. Allow it to splutter.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, add a cup of water and soak tamarind in it for about 5-10 minutes. Extract tamarind juice from it and discard the pulp.
Break pappads and slide them into the oil. Fry for about a minute.
Add sambar powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt to the tamarind water. Mix them well.
Now, pour the tamarind extract to the pappads and bring them to boil.
Reduce the heat and cook the curry in low flame until the oil separates on the sides and required consistency is reached.
Add jaggery and combine them well.
Sprinkle asafoetida and remove the curry from the flame.
Let it rest until it is served. Serve it with hot plain rice.