Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp – pepper
• 2 – Red Chillies
• 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida
• Tamarind – a small Lemon size
• 1 tsp – Urad Dal
• 1 tsp – Coconut
• 1 tbsp – tur dal
• 1 tsp – mustard
• 1 inch piece- Jaggery
• 2 tbsp – gingely oil
• 6 sprigs – Curry leaves
• Salt to taste.

Method:

1. Extract tamarind juice.
2. Heat the frying pan with a spoon of oil and fry pepper, red chillies, tuvar daal, urad daal, coconut and curry leaves.
3. Grind this into a fine paste by adding a little water.
4. Heat the frying pan with 2 tbsps of oil and splutter mustard, add a few curry leaves, asafoetida, turmeric, ground paste, jaggery and extracted tamarind juice and mix well.
5. Cook till the raw smell goes and add salt to taste.
6. Boil till oil separates.
7. Serve.

Recipe courtesy of Sadhana