Yield: 6 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| An orange-sized tamarind ball | |
| 1 tablespoon | Jaggery; powdered |
| 1 teaspoon | Turmeric |
| 12 | Green chiles; chopped |
| 4 | Sprigs curry leaves; chopped |
| 1 | 4" piece ginger; chopped |
| Salt; to taste -For Seasoning--- | |
| 1 teaspoon | Black mustard seeds |
| 1 teaspoon | Black gram dal |
| 3 | Red chiles; broken |
| 4 tablespoons | Oil |
Extract juice from tamarind. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chilies. When brown, add green chilies and curry leaves and fry for a couple of minutes. Now add tamarind juice, jaggery, turmeric, salt and ginger. Cook till mixture is thick.
From: Southern Delights (Recipes To Remember From Palakkad) by Parwathy Akhileswaran
Recipe by: Southern Delights by Parwathy Akhileswaran Posted to recipelu-digest by Sharon Raghavachary <schary@...> on Feb 17, 1998