Orange Peel Kuzhambu Recipe – Orange Peel Tamarind Based Curry

Orange Peel Kuzhambu is a spicy, tangy gravy made with tamarind juice and orange peels. Most of us just throw away the orange peel after eating the orange. But the orange peel tastes amazing and h s a host of health benefits. Course : Main Course Ingridients : 1/3 cup Orange peel , finely chopped 1 inch Ginger , thinly sliced 1 Green Chilli , slit lengthwise 1 cup Tamarind Paste 2 tablespoon Sambar Powder 2 tablespoon Jaggery 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) 1 cup Water Salt , as per your taste 2 tablespoons Sesame (Gingelly) Oil 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) 1 sprig Curry leaves Instructions To begin making the Orange Peel Kuzhambu Recipe, heat a teaspoon of oil in a kadai over medium heat.Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds. Once the seeds splutter, add slit green chillies, sliced ginger and curry leaves. Saute it for about 30 seconds.Then, add the chopped Orange peel and saute for a few minutes until the orange peels shrivel. Next, add salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and stir everything well until the sambar powder gets coated well on the orange peel. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes.Once done, stir in the tamarind juice and add jaggery to it. Add 1 cup water and allow it to boil for 5 minutes on rolling boil.Once the water has reduced to half the quantity and the gravy is thickened, you can switch off the flame. This would take 15 - 20 minutes.Orange Peel Kuzhambu is ready to be served. Serve Orange Peel Kuzhambu along with Steaming Hot Rice & Keerai Kootu for a sumptuous lunch. You can also serve this kuzhambu along with Pongal, Dosa, Idli or Upma.