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

How to Make Garlic Curry

• 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.