COCONUT SPICY VENDI ( Kugan )

COCONUT SPICY VENDI

Ingredients:

To Make Coconut Masala:

¼ cup grated coconut
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbs tamarind paste
3 dry red chillies
Little water

2 tbs oil
1 ½ cups vendi cut into ¼ inch discs
¼ tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion chopped
Salt to taste
1 tomato chopped
Little jaggery (optional)
Little coriander leaves for garnish


Method:

Grind the ingredients fine to make the coconut masala.
Heat 1 tbs oil, add in the cut vendi and stir fry till the stickness goes.
Remove and keep aside.
Add another tbs of oil, add in the mustard seeds, let it crackle.

Add in the curry leaves, also the onions and salt.
Saute well it turns transparent.
Add in the chopped tomato, and cook till mushy.
Now add in the ground coconut masala, add little water, and cook till raw smell goes.

Add in the sauteed vendi, stir fry till the vendi is cooked.
Add in the jaggery and stir fry again for a minute.
Remove and garnish with the chopped coriander leaves