Table of Contents
Many of us doesn’t include this special kilangu in our diet. But trust me, this Pidi karunai kilangu has many health benefits. Let’s see some of the benefits in detail.
Health benefits of Pidikarunai :
- It has a super cooling effect.
- Helps to cure hypertension.
- This vegetable is used for treament of piles.
- Also it helps to reduce cholestrol level in blood.
- It also helps to prevent kidney stones.
- This veggies is also diabetic friendly one.
Let’s see the recipe in detail.
Pidikarunai kilangu puli kulambu
Healthy puli kulambu for lunch
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 200 gms Pidikarunai kilangu
- 2 medium Onions, finely chopped
- Handful Curry leaves
- 2 medium Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1/4 spoon Turmeric powder
- 2 spoon Coriander powder
- 1.5 spoon Chilli powder
- Lemon size Tamarind
- 2 cups Water
- Salt to taste
To temper,
- 3 spoon Oil
- 1 spoon Mustard seeds
- 1/2 spoon Fenugreek
Instructions
- Wash and cook pidikarunai for 3-4 whistles. Mash it and keep them.
- Soak tamarind in hot water.
- In a kadai, do the tempering.
- Saute onions and curry leaves.
- Saute tomatoes.
- Add the spice powders.
- Add water and salt.
- Add the mashed kilangu and cook covered for 10 mins in low flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes
- Try to prepare this kulambu atleast once in a month.
- Mashing kilangu gives nice texture and taste to kulambu.
