Ingredients

• Tamarind - Lemon size
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Oil
• To Roast:
• Black pepper - 1 tbsp
• Dry Red chillies - 4
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Tur dal - 1 tsp
• Channa dal - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch
• To season:
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves

How to Make Molagu-Puli Kuzhambu

• In a little oil, fry all the roasting ingredients.
• Let them cool, then grind to a powder or paste with water.
• Boil the tamarind and extract all the juice.
• Splutter mustard and urad dal and curry leaves in a little oil.
• Add the tamarind juice, turmeric powder and salt and bring it to a boil.
• Add the roasted mixture and reduce the flame to low.
• Bring it to a boil, adding some water, if required and stirring in between.
• Continue till it becomes a thick paste.
• This can be served with rice and ghee/oil, along with papads or chips or raitha or any vegetable.