VALAKKAI CURRY (Kugan )

VALAKKAI CURRY

Ingredients:

5 tbs oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp aniseeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tbs channa dal
2 dry red chillies broken
4 pips garlic smashed
1 sprig curry leaves

2 onions chopped
½ tsp tumeric powder
Little salt
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp garlic
2 tsp chillie powder
4 tomatoes chopped
Salt as needed

2 green valakkai, slit into 4 and cut into cubes, with skin.
¼ cup water
1 sprig curry leaves torn with hands

Method:

Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds and let them splutter well.
Add in the aniseeds, urad dal, channa dal, and the red chillies.
Stir fry till the dals turn lightly brown. Add in the smashed garlic.
Add also the curry leaves and fry till the garlic turns golden brown.

Add in the chopped onions, tumeric powder and little salt.
When the onions turn limp, add in the garlic and ginger.
Fry for about 2 minutes, add in the chillie powder and tomatoes.
Add salt and cook till they turn mushy.

Add in the cut valakkai, and stir fry well.
Add in the water, mix well, cover and cook on sim for 10 minutes.
Stir the contents occasionally. The valakkai should be cooked.
Garnish with curry leaves and remove from the stove.
Goes well as a side dish.