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Thambuli
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Thambuli

A cool coconut curd swirl with cumin and pepper. Karnataka's summer handshake.

10 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayFresh coconut, homemade curd, a ghee tadka.
The original
113kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
10minutessame

Jeerige menasina thambuli as Karnataka homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fresh grated coconut½ cup
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Ghee1 tsp
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)1 cup, not sour
Water½ cup
Saltto taste
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Dried red chilli1, broken
Curry leavesa few

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Roast cumin and pepper in half the ghee for a minute on low.
  2. 2Grind with coconut and a little water to a very smooth paste.
  3. 3Whisk the paste into curd with water and salt to a pourable consistency.
  4. 4Temper mustard, red chilli and curry leaves in the remaining ghee and pour over.
Serve it like this

Serve in a small bowl beside hot rice, with the tadka floating on top.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Thambuli: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Akki rotti40 min
Bread or rice Puliyogare45 min
With a main Huruli saaru60 min
With a main Majjige huli35 min
To drink Ragi malt10 min
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