Ingredients

• Poondu - around 25 to 30 pieces.
• ghee - 2 tsp.
• Black pepper - 1 tsp (if needed very hot you can add as per your taste).
• Red chilli - 2 (again according to taste).
• Tuvar dal - 1 tsp.
• Tamarind - 1 small ball.
• Kadi Patha - a couple of them.
• Salt - to taste.

How to Make Poondu Kolambu

• Soak the tamarind in water and make a thick paste of it.
• Fry garlic in ghee until the smell goes, which adds more flavour to the kolambu.
• Fry all the other ingredients and add the tamarind.
• In a kadai, take the mixture and boil well along with poondu and salt according to taste.
• Once it thickens, it is ready to be served with hot rice, gingili oil and pappad.