Ingredients:
• 3 whole pods – Garlic
• 1/2 cup – fresh Coconut
• 1 – Tomato
• 1 tbsp – Tamarind juice
• 4 tsp – coriander powder
• 2 tsp – chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 – Onion
• Curry leaves – a little
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1 tbsp – oil
• Salt, to taste
Method:
- Remove the skin of the garlic cloves (at least 30). Slice the onion and tomato into thin pieces.
- In a pan take half of the oil and fry 1/2 of the sliced onion for 5 min, then add the coconut.
- When the mixture turns brown add the coriander powder, chilli powder and cumin seeds and fry for 5 more min.
- Grind the above mixture into a fine paste
- Heat the remaining oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- When it pops, add the other half of the onion slices, garlic cloves and fry for 10 min.
- Then add the tomato slices and fry for another 10 min.
- Pour the ground onion-coconut paste into the above and add 2 cups of water and the tamarind juice with the required amount of salt.
- Keep it in the low flame till thickens.
- Goes well with rice.
Recipe courtesy of Reeha