Inji puli

Ingredients:

• Ginger (finely chopped) – 1 cup

• Green Chilli (finely chopped) – 2 nos 

• Curry Leaves – 1 stalk

• Tamarind – 1 lemon sized

• Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

• Chilli Powder – ½ tsp

• Asafetida – 1 pinch

• Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

• Powdered Black Jaggery – 3-4 tbsp

• Salt to taste

• Coconut oil – as required

  
  

Method:

• Dissolve tamarind in ½ cup water and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add ginger, green chillies, curry leaves, salt and saut until golden brown. Fry them crisp.

• Add chilli, turmeric and asafetida powders and mix well.

• Add the tamarind water to this and stir well until it thickens. 

• Add jaggery powder and mix well.

• Remove from heat and allow to cool.