Come summer .. thambli made from various ingredients is a must in our home . Thambli is a very traditional Karnataka dish which our grannys have been making from many years . For better understanding we can term thambli as medicated buttermilk / a type of raita / cold soup .You can prepare thambli with anything and most of them takes just 10 mins . Yes in 10 mins you have a bowlful of comforting food to cool your soul Each has its unique flavor and benefits. I had earlier shared Ginger thambli and Brahmi thambli . Today it is ” Doddapatre Tambli ( Tambuli ) / Karpooravalli Raitha / Ajwain leaf cold soup ” .The heavenly aroma that comes out of your kitchen when you are roasting these leaves along with some cumin and pepper seeds… aah..
Doddapatre / sambarballi soppu is a plant with many medicinal properties. Its known as Ajwain (Hindi),Ova (Marathi), Panikoorka (Malayalam), Karpuravalli (Tamil) ,Vamu aaku ( telugu ) in various languages . This small herb is used as home remedy for cold and cough, asthma , for indigestion ,acidity etc . The leaves are soft, thick, has a strong pungent flavor. I have a pot full of this plant in my balcony as growing them is very easy . Other than using these leaves for medicinal benifits , i also use them to make tea, rasam , chutney , bajji, chitranna and this thambli . Will surely share all the recipes here but for today its ” Ajwain leaf Thambli ” . Thambli is typically eaten at the begining of our lunch . Hot rice and tambuli is a great combination . Do try it sometime . Here goes the easy, healthy & quick recipe …
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DODDAPATRE THAMBLI
Ingredients
- 10 - 12 Dodda Patre / Karpooravalli leaves/ Ajwain leaf
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Jeera
- 3 - 5 pods Pepper
- 1 Green Chilly, ( usually they are made less spicy )
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 .5 cups sour curd /buttermilk
- 1 tsp Ghee
- to taste Salt
For tempering
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Jeera
- 5 to 6 Curry Leaves
- 1 broken Red Chilli / Curd Chilli, ( optional )
Instructions
- Clean , wash and roughly chop ajwain leaves .
- In a pan add few drops of ghee and roast jeera,pepper and green chilli.Fry for a minute.
- Add the ajwain leaves and sauté for 2-3 minutes or till the leaves turn soft and change their colour.
- Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool.
- Grind leaves -spice mix ,coconut and salt to a very smooth paste in a mixer by adding little water.
- Pour the mixture to a bowl and add buttermilk / curd .Mix well.Adjust the consistency as required. The consistency should be thin .
- Heat the remaining ghee in a small pan.Add mustard seeds and jeera ,when it splutters add curry leaves .Pour the tempering on the thambli .
- Serve doddapatre tambli in room temperature with hot steaming rice or relish as such as a drink.
Sounds so refreshing……… love the color!
Refreshing summer drink.
Your recipes are always so intriguing… so traditional as well… love the color of this dish…
Well written and good to keep traditional foods alive for our and next gen. Keep up good work by spreading traditional taste of Karnataka.
It is called Oregano in English
Oregano is different. This is called Cuban Oregano.
Also goes by the names of Mexican Mint , Indian Borage and Spanish Thyme
Great stuff, done in a jiffy, healthy too