Puli kozhambu

      Puli kozhambu

Ingredients:

Small onions - 150 gms

Tomato - 1 big 

Garlic - 15 to 20 pods

Tamarind - lemon size 

Homemade chilli powder - 2 tablespoon ( or u can use 1 tbsp red chilli powder + 1 tbsp coriander powder) 

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Hing powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 2 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Peppercorns - 1/4 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Red chili - 4-5 

Curry leaves - 1 strand

Salt - needed

Recipe:

* Heat the pan, once it is heated add oil 

* then add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, jeera, peppercorns, and red chili 

* Then add the garlic pods once it turns light golden brown add the small onions. 

* Let the onions get cooked for a minute then add curry leaves and tomato

 

* Once the tomatoes turn mushy add the filtered tamarind water 

*and homemade chili powder and turmeric powder and salt. 

* Add hing powder and little water n mix all together and close the lid for 10 mins in a low medium flame

* Puli kozhambu is ready and can be served hot with white rice and pappad. 

Recipe by: Adhilakshmi Rajesh