Karuvaepillai/Curry Leaves Kuzhambu #1

Ingredients:

Small onion - 10-15 (fine chop)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Vadagam - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Sambar thool - 2 tbsp
Jaggery - small piece
Curry leaves - a sprig
Tamrind water - 2 cup (soak lemon size tamrind in water)
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

For Masala:

Curry Leaves - 1 cup
Garlic - 4
Ginger - small piece
Dry red chilly - 3
Green Chilly - 2
Tamrind - small piece
Coconut - 2 tbsp (grated)

Method:

• Clean and wash the curry leaves and set aside.
• In a pan add oil and add in items under "For Masala".
• Saute well.
• Add in curry leaves at last and mix well.
• Let this cool and then blend to fine paste by adding little water.
• Heat oil in pan and add in mustard seeds.
• Once it splutters add in cumin seeds, vadagam and curry leaves.
• Add in fine chopped onion and saute well.
• Add in grinded paste and mix well.
• Cook in low flame.
• Now strain and add tamrind water and mix well.
• Add in coriander powder,sambar thool and salt.
• Add little water and mix well.
• Cook in low flame for 7-8 mins.
• It will be of thick gravy consistency.
• Add in jaggery piece and mix well.
• Goes good with rice/idly/dosa.