tambli recipe | tambuli recipe – 4 ways | shunti, curry leaves, menthe & tomato tambli

Ingredients

for tomato tambuli:

• 1 tomato
• ¼ cup coconut, grated
• 1 dried red chilli
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

for shunti tambuli:

• 1 tsp ghee
• 2 inch ginger, chopped
• 2 chilli
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ cup coconut, grated
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

for menthe tambuli:

• 1 tsp ghee
• ½ tsp methi
• 2 dried red chilli
• ¼ cup coconut, grated
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

for curry leaves tambuli:

• 1 tsp ghee
• 3 sprig curry leaves
• 2 chilli
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ cup coconut, grated
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

for tempering:

• 1 tsp ghee
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp cumin
• few curry leaves
• 1 dried red chilli, broken
• pinch hing

Steps

how to make tomato tambuli or tomato raita:

1. Put a large tomato directly on the flame.
2. Roast over medium heat, turning it all over.
3. Keep cooking until every side is uniformly cooked.
4. Let cool completely before peeling off the tomato skin.
5. Put the roasted tomato in the blender.
6. Put ¼ cup coconut, 1 dried red chilli, 1 tsp cumin and ¼ cup water into the blender.
7. Process to a smooth paste.
8. Move the tomato masala paste to a large bowl.
9. Mix in ½ tsp salt and 1 cup buttermilk thoroughly, until everything is well combined.
10. For the tempering, heat 1 tsp ghee.
11. Let 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, a few curry leaves, 1 dried red chilli and a pinch of hing splutter.
12. Pour this tempering over the tambuli and mix thoroughly.
13. Enjoy the tomato raita, or tomato tambuli, alongside hot steamed rice.

how to make shunti tambuli or ginger raita:

1. In a pan, heat 1 tsp ghee and roast 2 inch ginger and 2 chilli.
2. Add 1 tsp cumin too and roast until everything is aromatic.
3. Once completely cool, transfer to the blender.
4. Put in ¼ cup coconut and ¼ cup water.
5. Blend to a smooth paste, using water as required.
6. Move the ginger masala paste into a large bowl.
7. Thoroughly combine ½ tsp salt and 1 cup buttermilk with the paste.
8. Pour the tempering over the tambuli and stir thoroughly.
9. Enjoy ginger raita, or shunti tambuli, alongside hot steamed rice.

how to make menthe tambuli or methi raita:

1. Heat 1 tsp ghee, then add ½ tsp methi and 2 dried red chilli.
2. Roast until the methi smells aromatic.
3. Let cool completely, then move to the blender.
4. Put ¼ cup coconut and ¼ cup water into the blender.
5. Make a smooth paste by blending with water as required.
6. Put the methi masala paste in a large bowl.
7. Mix ½ tsp salt and 1 cup buttermilk into it until thoroughly combined.
8. Pour the tempering over this tambuli and combine thoroughly.
9. Enjoy methi raita, or menthe tambuli, alongside hot steamed rice.

how to make curry leaves tambuli or ginger raita:

1. Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan and roast curry-leaf sprigs and 2 chilli.
2. Add 1 tsp cumin and continue roasting until everything is aromatic.
3. Transfer to the blender after cooling completely.
4. Add ¼ cup coconut along with ¼ cup water.
5. Blend smooth, adding water as required to form a paste.
6. Put the curry-leaf masala paste in a large bowl.
7. Stir in ½ tsp salt and 1 cup buttermilk until everything is well combined.
8. Pour the tempering over the tambuli, then mix thoroughly.
9. Enjoy curry-leaf raita, or curry-leaf tambuli, alongside hot steamed rice.