Ginger

25 gm

Turmeric

½ tea spoon

Green chilli

2

Red chilli (dried one)

3

Tamarind (Valan puli)

One lemon size  (soaked in one cup water)

Coconut

½ - grated

Oil

4 table spoon

Curry leaves

2 sprig

Mustard

½ teaspoon

Coconut

½ cup (cut into very small pieces)

Salt to taste

 

Remove the skin of the ginger, wash well and then cut into very small pieces. Heat ½ teaspoon oil in a pan and fry grated coconut and red chilli till it becomes red in color. Add turmeric powder, mix well and remove from fire. Grind this in a mixi or ‘Kallu” without adding any water.

 Again heat 3 table spoon of oil in a pan and add mustard. When it splutters add green chilli, curry leaves, ginger pieces and the coconut pieces to fry well for 3 to 4 minutes.  Add the ground coconut mix to it along with the tamarind. Add 2 cups of water and adequate salt. Boil well till the gravy thickens. Remove from fire and serve.