PULIINJI- TAMARIND WITH GINGER

INGREDIENTS

tamarind   125 gm
green chillies   25 gm finely chopped
ginger    50 gm finely chopped
salt    2 tsp or to taste
turmeric pdr.   1/2 tsp
hing/asafoetida   1/4 tsp
oil   1 tbsp
mustard seeds  1/2 tsp
methi/ fenugreek seeds   1/4 tsp
curry leaves  2 sprigs finely chopped
to roast & powder
coriander seeds   2 tbsp
sesame seeds     3 tsp
red chilli 1
dry roast all these well, then powder them

METHOD
soak tamarind in lukewarm water & extract thick juice
in a heavy pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add fenugreek, as it turns light brown, add hing, curry leaves, fry for few seconds well
then add green chillies & ginger chopped fine, fry well along with wee bit of salt
add turmeric pdr., tamarind extract, salt to taste
let it boil well, then simmer till it gets quite thick
then add the powdered masala, cook for a minute & remove.

this goes well with curd rice, can be had with idli, normally it is taken as an accompaniment with mulakuttal/ kuttu, i.e., it is gravy with moong dal & some green vegetable/ pumpkin.

NOTE- when you make it thick, then it lasts for few days in the fridge
some people like to add some jaggery when it is being cooked, but I don't add it.


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