Kukku Tambli (Mango Pickle Tambli)

Kukku Tambli is a traditional Udupi dish. It’s a chilly hot curry used with rice meals. Tambli, also pronounced as Tambuli is prepared by adding curd or buttermilk.

Ingredients for Kukku Tambli (Mango Pickle Tambli):

1. Tender mango (Kanni Maanga) salted/pickle – 2

2. Coconut scrapped – 1 small spoon

3. Butter milk – 2 cup

4. Salt – For taste

5. Oil – 2 small spoons for tempering

6. Mustard – 1 small spoon

   Red chillies – 3 or 4 pieces

   Curry leaves – A little

How to prepare Kukku Tambli (Mango Pickle Tambli)?

1. Cut salted mango along with its seeds into small pieces.

2. Add coconut, salt and a little butter milk to mango pieces and make a fine paste.

3. Add remaining butter milk to it and mix well.

4. Sauté ingredients no: 6 in oil and add to curry.

Note: You can grind extra red chillies if you want.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 1-14, 2010

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