Ingredients

• Curry leaves – 250g
• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Small onions – 10
• Tamarind – 1 lemon size
• Garlic cloves – 10
• Ginger – 1
• Tomato – 1
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – A pinch
• Red chillies – 12
• Coconut – 1/2
• Salt – Required
• Oil – Required
• Curry leaves – Few
• Coriander leaves – Few

How to Prepare

Total Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

1. Add 100ml water and dissolve the tamarind ball using your hand, filter it, save the syrup and keep aside
2. Chop onions, chop garlic cloves, chop tomato, grind coconut like a paste and keep aside
3. Take a pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds
4. Once it crackle, add 10 red chillies, coriander seeds and fry for 2 minutes
5. Then add curry leaves, coconut and fry it and add water, grind like a paste and keep aside
6. Take a pan, add mustard seeds, once it crackles
7. Add urad dal and saute till it become golden brown
8. Once it splutters, add onions and garlic saute them till onion become golden
9. Then add tomato and stir it well till it become mushy
10. Then add tamarind juice mix it well for 2 minutes
11. Then add grinned curry leaves paste and salt and saute it for 5 minutes
12. Close the lid and allow them to boil for 3 minutes
13. Open the lid and stir it and cook for another 3 minutes till changes to mild green
14. After that turn off the flame and finally garnish with coriander leaves
15. Now the healthy Karuvepilai kulambu is ready for serve