PULI KULAMBU

Ingredients:


1 lemon sized tamarind extract the juice (this forms the gravy)
4 pieces garlic
10 small onions
2 green chillies slit
¼ tsp tumeric powder (
2 tsp chillie powder ( add little water to the three powders to make
2 tsp coriander powder ( into paste
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
2 dry red chillies broken
A pinch of hing
Curry leaves
Oil if possible gingelly oil
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat a pot. ( I have clay pot for this )
Add about 2 tbs of oil. Add the mustard seeds, urad dal
And fenugreek seeds.
Now add the onions, garlic, red chillie and curry leaves.
After the onions turn golden, add in the paste.
Fry all items in oil till the raw smell goes.
add in , tamarind juice and the
Slit green chillies. Add salt and hing powder.
Cook it on a slow heat. Once the kolambu is little thick,
Remove and serve with steaming white rice.


Note: you can add any one vege of your choice and call it that puli kulambu.

Rose, add in the cut brinjals when the onions turn golden.
stir well nicely and continue the rest of the recipe.
Add in the mango pieces when the curry is boiling.
Less the tamarind if your mangoes are very sour.
Kugan98