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Turkey berry tamarind curry | Traditional Vatha Kozhambu takes 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking, for a total of 35 minutes.

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Turkey berry tamarind curry | Traditional Vatha Kozhambu

Name: Turkey berry tamarind curry | Traditional Vatha Kozhambu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: Coriander seeds — 2 spoons; Bengal Gram — 1 tsp; Black Pepper — 1/2 tsp; Fenugreek seeds — 1/2 tsp; Urad dal — 1 tsp; Dry red chilli — 5 nos; Curry leaves — 2 springs; Jeera — 1/2 tbsp; Dry Turkey berry — 6 nos; Gingelly oil — 3 tsp; Mustard seeds — 1 tsp; Fenugreek seeds — 1/4 tsp; Curry leaves — 1 spring; Sun dried turkey berry — 1/4 cup; Gingelly oil — 25 ml; Shallots — 50 gms; Garlic pods — 20 nos; Tamarind — Gooseberry size; Salt — as required; Termeric powder — 1/2 tsp; Coriander powder — 1 tbsp; Kashmir chilli powder — 3 tbsp; Asafoetida — 3 pieces; Jaggery — 1 tsp

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Published 21 June 2026Updated 21 June 2026

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Prep

15 मिनट

Cook

20 मिनट

Total

35 मिनट

Serves

Difficulty

easy

Diet

Veg

Veg medium curry South Indian

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Turkey berry tamarind curry | Traditional Vatha Kozhambu

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Vatha Kuzhambu is a intensely flavored, tangy, and spicy tamarind-based gravy from Tamil Nadu. This dish balances the sharp sourness of tamarind, the heat of native spices, the distinct bitterness of turkey berry (sundakkai), and a rounding hint of sweet jaggery. Cooked entirely in gingelly oil (sesame oil), it develops a preservative quality, allowing it to taste even better the next day.

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