A hot pepper gravy prepared specially in winters.This milagu kuzhambu / pepper gravy is usually given to new mothers as a part of their pathiyam diet ( the diet usually followed by new mothers after labour Some people add garlic to this kuzhambu and you can do so if you wish to. But the traditional Tambram version is done without garlic. If you are making this kuzhambu for breast feeding mothers / ladies who have just given birth, it is recommended to add some garlic as garlic helps with milk production and pepper with its anti bacterial properties, help the mothers recover fast after labour.