Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - Dry Mixed Vathal (dried mango, sundakai, manathakali or use just one kind)
• 1/2 cup -Tamarind (Extract)
• 1 tbsp Jaggery (crushed)
• 2-3 - Garlic (chopped)
• 2-3 - Shallots
• 1/4 cup - water
• Seasoning: Salt according to taste
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp - Sambhar powder
• 1/4 tsp - Red chilly powder (optional)
• Tempering: 1/2 tsp - Mustard seed
• 1/4 tsp - Fenugreek seeds
• 3-4 - Curry leaves
• 1/4 tsp - Asafoetida
• 1 tbsp -Sesame oil
• 1/3 tsp - Urad dal
• 2 Green chillies (slit and deseeded)
• Garnish: Coriander, chopped
• Accompaniments: Steamed rice
• Appalam

How to Make Vathal kulambhu

• Pre-preparations:
• Add water and jaggery to a ball sized tamarind. Let it soak for 15-20 minutes. Make pulp out of it and keep it aside.
• Temper the ingredients in sesame oil till you get the aroma.
• Add the dried vegetables or just the sundakai to the tempered ingredients and saute till golden brown.
• Add the shallots and garlic and fry again till translucent.
• To the tempered and sauteed mixture, add the tamarind pulp, mix it well. Add the water and let it come to a boil.
• Once it comes to boil, reduce heat and let it simmer for five minutes.
• Remove from fire and garnish with coriander.
• Serve hot with a bowl of steamed rice and crisps.