Poondu Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• Garlic pods, peeled - 1 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Onion, chopped - 1
• Tomato, chopped - 2
• Tamarind - Lemon sized
• Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 3 tsp
• Perunkayam - a pinch
• Fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - few
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

• Soak tamarind in water for 10 Min's and extract a cup of tamarind juice from it and keep aside.
• Saute little onion and tomatoes and grind it.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds to it, after it splutters add fenugreek seeds.
• Add the chopped onions to it and fry till they are golden brown.
• Then add tomatoes and fry till they become soft.
• Add garlic, turmeric powder, chilly powder and coriander powder to it and mix well and add the grind paste.
• Then add tamarind juice, 1 cup of water and salt to it.
• Cook the gravy till it becomes thick and garlic are soft.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.