Pulikaichal #2

Ingredients:

Dry Red Chully - 5
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Turmeric powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Nalennai - 2 - 3 tbsp
Tamrind - lemon size
Jaggery - small piece

Pulikaichal podi:

Dry Red Chilly - 6
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
White Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper corns - 10-12 corns
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Soak lemon size tamrind in a water.
• Strain the water and set aside.
• In a pan dry roast ingredients under "podi" and set aside.
• Let it cool and grind it to fine powder.
• Now heat oil in pan.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add in mustard seeds, cumin seeds.
• Add in urad dal,channa dal and curry leaves.
• Add in dry red chilly (break into half, deseed and add).
• Add in turmeric powder, hing and mix well.
• Now add tamrind water and let it boil in high flame.
• Once it is reduced to half, reduce the flame.
• Cook in low flame and add in podi and keep stirring.
• Or else it might get burnt easily.
• Add in jaggery piece.
• Once it is of thick consistency,turn off and let it cool.
• This yielded app 175 g.
• When needed mix in rice and add tempering to it.