Pulikachal

Ingredients:

100 gms of tamarind (cricket ball size)
400 ml of water
2 tablespoons of coriander seeds (coriander seeds and sesame seeds should be dry
roased and ground into a fine powder)
2 tablespoons of sesame seeds
one tsp of mustard seeds
4 tablespoons of groundnuts
4 tablespoons of cashews
one tablespoon of udad dal
one tablespoon of chana dal
4 tablespoons of gingelly oil
a pinch of asafoetida
8-10 curry leaves
one teaspoon of turmeric powder
5 red chillies
salt to taste

Procedure.

Soak tamarind.Heat the oil. Add asafoetida, curry leaves, udad dal, chana dal, peanuts, cashews. Fry until light brown. Add turmeric powder and chilly powder.Add the tamarind juice. Add salt. Cook for 15- 20 minutes on medium flame stirring occasionally. Finally add coriander and sesame seeds powder.