Karuvaepillai (Curry Leaves) Thokku

Ingredients:

Curry Leaves - 3 cup
Dry red chilly - 5
Pepper corns - 1/2 tbsp
Sundaikaai Vathal - 14-15
Tamrind - small lemon size
Gingely oil - 4 tbsp
Salt, Water - As Reqd

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and roast sundaikaai vathal and set aside.
• Blend this coarsely and set aside.
• Soak tamrind in 1/4 cup hot water.
• Now heat little oil in pan and add dry red chilly(4) and pepper corns.
• Saute for a while and transfer to plate.
• Add curry leaves and saute for a while.
• In a blender add these curry leaves, chilly and pepper corns.
• Add soaked tamrind and salt.
• Blend this to a fine paste.
• Use tamrind water to grind.
• Heat gingely oil and add mustard seeds.
• Once it splutters add curry leaves and a dry red chilly.
• Now low the flame and add grinded paste.
• Add the fried and blended sundakaai vathal.
• Cook in low flame, till the oil oozes.
• Yummy thokku is ready to be mixed in rice.
• Or can be a best side dish for dosa/idly too.

Note:
As sundakaai vathal has salt, add salt acc in thokku.