Milagu kuzhambu Podi

My Grandma's recipe.......




Ingredients:

• Tamarind - 1 lemon size
• Fresh Curry leaves - one handful
• Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
• Pepper - 3 tbsp
• Red chilly - 4-5
• Salt
• Hing - small piece
• Toor dal - 2 tbsp
• Oil - little

Method:

• Heat little oil in a pan, fry Hing.
• Add coriander seeds , pepper, toor dal. Fry them.
• Add red chilly and roast as well.
• Add tamarind without seed, turmeric powder and salt. Fry them.
• Add curry leaves and fry them till color changes.
• Allow it to cool and grind them coarsely.
• Store it in a container and refrigerate it.

Whenever needed can make instant kuzhambu with the podi.

To make into a kuzhambu:

Ingredients:

• Oil
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Milagu kuzhambu podi - 3 tbsp
• Water
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, Add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
• Mix the milagu kuzhambu podi in water and add to the oil.
• Allow it to boil till oil rises.

Yummy with steamed rice.

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