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Cucumber seeds tambli recipe - 1

Butter milk 1 and 1/2 cups Coconut 2 tblsp Cucumber seeds 1/2 cup Green chili 1-2 Whole Black pepper 1/4 tsp Salt as needed To temper Coconut oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Red chili 2 Curry leaves few Asafoetida a pinch

Method:

  • Slit the big cucumber into two.
  • Scoop the cucumber seeds from the cucumber. I took one large cucumber. Teh cucumber you can use for raita.
  • Check whether it is not bitter, sometimes cucumber will be bitter and will spoil the entire gravy.
  • In a mixie grind the cucumber seeds, along with coconut,black pepper and green chili into a fine paste.
  • Meanwhile keep the buttermilk ready. I took 1 cup yogurt and whisked it without lumps.
  • Added 1/4 cup of water to this.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Strain the ground cucumber seed mixture and add it to the buttermilk. You can add 1/4 cup of water while straining the mixture.
  • The consistency of the tambli will be thin.
  • I tried the tambli both ways, without straining and also in this way. I liked it both the ways.
  • Now temper the mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, red chili and asafoetida in coconut oil.
  • Add it to the buttermilk mixture.
  • Mix well.
  • Cucumber seeds tambli is ready to serve.
  • It is generally served with plain hot rice.
  • We had with rice, thengai thogayal and beetroot curry.
  1. Check the cucumber before you proceed, as it may be bitter some times.
  2. The cucumber seeds tambli will be a thin gravy.

Method with step wise pictures:

  • Slit the big cucumber into two.
  • Scoop the cucumber seeds from the cucumber. I took one large cucumber. Teh cucumber you can use for raita.
cucumber seeds tambli 1 - 2
  • Check whether it is not bitter, sometimes cucumber will be bitter and will spoil the entire gravy.
  • In a mixie grind the cucumber seeds, along with coconut,black pepper and green chili into a fine paste.
cucumber seeds tambli 2 - 3
  • Meanwhile keep the buttermilk ready. I took 1 cup yogurt and whisked it without lumps.
  • Added 1/4 cup of water to this.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Strain the ground cucumber seed mixture and add it to the buttermilk. You can add 1/4 cup of water while straining the mixture.
  • The consistency of the tambli will be thin.
cucumber seeds tambli 3 - 4
  • I tried the tambli both ways, without straining and also in this way. I liked it both the ways.
  • Now temper the mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, red chili and asafoetida in coconut oil.
  • Add it to the buttermilk mixture.
  • Mix well.
cucumber seeds tambli 4 - 5
  • Cucumber seeds tambli is ready to serve.
  • It is generally served with plain hot rice.
  • We had with rice, thengai thogayal and beetroot curry.
Cucumber seeds tambli - 6
  1. Check the cucumber before you proceed, as it may be bitter some times.
  2. The cucumber seeds tambli will be a thin gravy.