## Milagu Kozhambu Recipe (Chettinad Style) – Easy & Delicious Recipe

Discover how to make a delicious and authentic **Milagu Kozhambu Recipe** with this easy-to-follow recipe. A traditional **Chettinad Lunch**, this dish is **Vegetarian** and perfect for any occasion.

**Yields:** 3 servings
**Prep time:** 15 minutes
**Cook time:** 25 minutes
**Total time:** 40 minutes

**Cuisine:** Chettinad
**Course:** Lunch
**Diet:** Vegetarian

### Ingredients for Milagu Kozhambu Recipe:

* 20 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions)
* 5 cloves Garlic
* 1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
* 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
* 2 tablespoon Gingelly oil – + 1 teaspoon
* Tamarind – lemon sized soaked in 3/4 cup water
* Salt – to taste
* 2 sprig Curry leaves
* 1 teaspoon Jaggery
* 2 tablespoon Whole Black Peppercorns
* 1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
* 2 teaspoon Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
* 4 Dry Red Chillies
* 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
* 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
* 1 sprig Curry leaves

### Step-by-Step Instructions to Make Milagu Kozhambu Recipe:

1. dry roast all ingredients mentioned under the list ‘for milagu masala powder’.
2. Let the spices cool and grind into powder.
3. Heat gingerly oil in a pan.
4. Add crushed garlic and shallots and saute till the onions turn translucent.
5. Add fenugreek seeds.
6. Extract the juice of tamarind and pour into the pan.
7. Boil the tamarind juice until oil separates from the sides of the pan.
8. Add 4 heaped tablespoon of milagu masala powder along with salt to taste, stir well.
9. Let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
10. Meanwhile heat 1 teaspoon oil in another pan.
11. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
12. Add curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida.
13. Add the tempering into the curry.
14. Serve hot.
15. Serve Milagu Kozhambu along with Carrot and Beans Thoran and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal.

### Tips for the Best Milagu Kozhambu Recipe:

* Always use the freshest ingredients available for the best flavor.
* Feel free to customize this Milagu Kozhambu Recipe recipe with your favorite complementary ingredients!

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