Microwave Kara Kulumbu

The Microwave event hosted by Srivalli of Cooking4AllSeasons inpsired me to try my Microwave for different dishes other then just heating up leftovers. The one thing I typically do is cook my rice in the microwave oven. It cooks in 30 minutes. I like this method to make rice as it is fool proof and I really need not do much. This time around I decided to try out a kulumbu recipe. The inspiration came from Malika Badrinath book. There are a few steps involved but it comes together easily.
Ingredients A:
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 small brinjal chopped
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste.
Method:
1. Add the above ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave them at high for 6-7 minutes. Remove it every two minutes and mix them well. If you feel it does not have enough water then keep it aside.
Ingredients B:
- 1 tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp sambar powder
- 2 cups tamrind water
- salt to taste
Method:
1. Grid the tomatoes, sambar powder. Mix them well with tamarind water and salt. Now boil this at medium microwave setting for at least 8 minutes. Remove it and mix it every two minutes.
2. Now add the cooked vegetables to this and cook it at medium heat for 6 minutes. Remove and mix every minute.

Seasoning:
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp methi seeds
- sprig of curry leaves
- 2 tsp oil
Method:
1. In another microwave safe bowl add the oil and add the seasoning ingredients and cook for 2 minutes. You will hear the mustard start to pop. Remove and add it to the kulumbu.

This was a few steps but then it all happened in the microwave and so I did not attend to it constantly which was a nice relif. This kulumbu tastes great with rice.

Sending this to 365 days of microwave cooking hosted by Srivali of Cooking4AllSeasons and also to MEC-Favorite hosted by Seduce your taste buds and started by Cooking4AllSeasons.