Palakkadan Mulaku Varutha Puli is a very simple, easy, and traditional tangy curry. This recipe is from the region of Palakkad in the state of Kerala. It’s a tasty, easy, and quick recipe that takes only 2 to 3 mins to prepare. It is served with hot piping rice and spicy potato fries/ fish fry.

Palakkadan Mulaku Varutha Puli recipe is prepared with three main ingredients. Shallots, green chilies, and tamarind pulp are the main ingredients and along with tempering spices make it delicious. Always I feel hungry when my mother prepares in the kitchen. This curry is so simple to prepare and you will start loving it if your fond of rasam.

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Palakkad’s Mulaku Varutha Puli

Recipe by RekhaCourse: Veg RecipeCuisine: Indian, KeralaDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

3

minutes

Cooking time

2

minutes

Total time

5

minutes

Mulaku Varutha Puli is a tangy curry prepared with shallots and chilies with tangy tamarind.

Ingredients

• A lemon sized ball Tamarind /Vaalan puli

• ¼ cup (finely, chopped) Shallots/Small onions

• 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds

• 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds

• 3 nos Green chilies finely chopped

• 2 nos Dry red Chilies

• 2 Springs Curry leaves

• 3 tablespoon Oil

• Salt to taste
  

Directions

• Soak the tamarind in a hot of water and extract the pulp.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and let it splutter.
• Add red chilies, green chilies, and curry leaves.
• Add chopped shallots and saute them till the shallots start to give a nice aroma.
• To this, add the tamarind pulp diluted in water and salt. You can add water and dilute the tamarind pulp accordingly to the required consistency.
• Once it starts boiling, remove from the flame.
• Now our tasty Mulaku Varutha Puli is ready.

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Step by Step Directions with screenshots for preparing Mulaku varutha Puli

• Soak the tamarind in a hot of water and extract the pulp.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and let it splutter.
• Add red chilies, green chilies, and curry leaves.
• Now add the chopped shallots and saute them till the shallots start to give a nice aroma.
• To this, add the tamarind pulp diluted in water and salt. You can add water and dilute the tamarind pulp accordingly to the required consistency.
• Once it starts boiling, remove from the flame.
• Now our tasty Mulaku Varutha Puli is ready.

Note

1. Adjust the spice level according to your taste. You can increase or decrease the number of green chilies and red chilies.