Pudhina Malli Thokku

 

Ingredients:

Small onion - 10-15

Garlic - 10-15

Mint leaf - 2 handful

Corainder Leaf -  1-2 handful

Tamrind -  Lemon size

Dry Red Chilly -  3

Kashmiri Chilly  - 3

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tbsp

Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Corainder seeds - 1 tbsp

Hing - a pinch

Salt, Water, Oil- As reqd

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and add in channa dal, urad dal and coriander seeds.
• Add in chilly and hing and saute in low flame.
• Transfer this to plate.
• Now heat oil in pan and add in onions and garlic and saute for a while.
• Add it to plate.
• Now to the same pan add in cleaned tamrind and saute for while.
• Add all these to blender.
• Add in salt and turmeric powder and blend coarsley.
• Heat oil in pan and add in cleaned and washed mint and corainder leaves.
• Saute for few seconds and add to blender.
• Blend it coarsely without adding water.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan.
• Add in mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add in blended paste and mix well.
• Cook in low flame 8-10 mins till oil oozes out.
• Store it in airtight container.
• Goes good with idly.dosa.
• Can also mix in rice.