Ingredients

• 1/2 tbsp - Black Pepper
• 1/2 tbsp - Jeera
• 7 pods - Garlic
• Tamarind - Small lemon-sized ball
• 1 tsp - Sambar Powder
• A pinch - Turmeric Powder
• 1 - Onion, finely chopped
• A few - Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp - Oil
• 1/2 tsp - Mustard
• Salt - as per taste

How to Make Melagu Poondu Kolambu (Pepper Garlic Kolambu)

• Soak tamarind in water and extract the juice.
• Add sambar and turmeric powder to the tamarind water, stir well and keep it aside.
• In a kadai put a tsp of oil and fry the pepper first.
• When it starts popping up, remove.
• Add jeera, leave it to splutter, remove and add garlic.
• Fry the garlic till it turns light brown. Remove and cool it.
• Grind fried pepper, jeera and garlic together to a fine paste and add little water.
• In a tawa, pour the remaining oil, add mustard.
• When it pops up, add chopped onion, curry leaves and fry just for second.
• Then add tamarind water and stir well.
• Add salt and bring to boil.
• When it starts boiling, add the pepper paste and mix well.
• Allow to boil just for 5-10 seconds.