Milagu Kuzhambu

 

Ingredients:

Small onion - 10-15 or 75 g
Garlic -  8-10 
Tomato - 1 (small, fine chop)
Dry Red Chilly - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery - Little (app 10-12 g)
Tamrind - 38 g
Water - 100 + 175 ml
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Salt, Gingely oil - As reqd

To Grind:

Dry Red Chilly - 5
Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
Black pepper corns - 1 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig

Method:

• Soak tamrind in 100 ml hot water and set aside.
• Dry roast dry red chilly (5) and coriander seeds in medium flame.
• Once color changes transfer to plate.
• Heat oil in pan and add other items under "to grind".
• Add in channa dal and saute till color changes.
• Add in fenugreek, cumin seeds, pepper corns, curry leaves.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Turn off range and add hing.
• Add in roasted chilly and coriander seeds and mix well.
• Let it cool and blend it to fine paste.
• Add required water while blending,
• Heat gingely oil in pan.
• Add in mustard seeds, dry red chilly and curry leaves.
• Add in crushed garlic and saute.
• Once garlic color changes, add in onion and saute.
• Add in tomato and cook till it turns mushy.
• Add in turmeric powder, salt and jaggery.
• Mix well.
• Add in strained tamrind water and 175 ml water.
• Let it boil in high flame till raw smell goes.
• Now reduce the flame to medium.
• Add in blended paste and mix well.
• Cook in medium flame till it thickens.
• Drizzle oil and turn off range.
• Goes good with rice/idly/dosa.