Pulikkaachal (tamarind chutney)

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
An orange-sized tamarind ball
1 tablespoon Jaggery; powdered
1 teaspoon Turmeric
12 Green chiles; chopped
4 Sprigs curry leaves; chopped
1 4\" piece ginger; chopped
Salt; to taste -For Seasoning---
1 teaspoon Black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Black gram dal
3 Red chiles; broken
4 tablespoons Oil

Directions

Extract juice from tamarind. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chilies. When brown, add green chilies and curry leaves and fry for a couple of minutes. Now add tamarind juice, jaggery, turmeric, salt and ginger. Cook till mixture is thick.

From: Southern Delights (Recipes To Remember From Palakkad) by Parwathy Akhileswaran

Recipe by: Southern Delights by Parwathy Akhileswaran Posted to recipelu-digest by Sharon Raghavachary <schary@...> on Feb 17, 1998

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