MOTCHAI PRATTAL (Kugan )

MOTCHAI PRATTAL

Ingredients:

1 cup motchai, soaked overnight , and boiled till cooked.

(A)
3 dry red chillies
1 tbs tamarind paste
¼ cup grated coconut
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbs of the boiled motchai


1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
A pinch of asafetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
2 pips garlic crushed a bit

Salt to taste
¼ cup of water

Little cut coriander leaves

Method:
Boil the motchai and keep aside.
Now grind all the ingredients in (A) and keep aside.

Heat the oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds.
Let them splutter, add in the asafetida powder.
Add also the curry leaves and the crushed garlic.
Sauté well for a minute.

Now add in the ground paste, salt and the water.
Sauté well, add in the boiled motchai.
Let it come to a boil, and the contents little dry.
Remove and garnish with the cut coriander leaves.