Milagu Kuzhambu

 Ingredients:

• Black pepper – 1 Table spoon
• Onion - 1
• Garlic cloves – 15 nos
• Tomato – 1 large
• Cumin seeds – 1 Table spoon
• Fenugreek seeds – ¼ Tea spoon
• Tamarind paste – 1 Table spoon
• Curry leaves
• Oil – 1 Table spoon
• Mustard seeds - ¼ Tea spoon
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

 Method:

• Grind black pepper and cumin seeds together and keep it aside.
• Extract juice from tamarind.
• Chop onion, tomato and garlic cloves.
• Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they pop up add fenugreek seeds, onion, garlic cloves and a pinch of salt. Fry till onion is slightly brown.
• Add tomato and curry leaves, sauté till tomato is completely mashed.
• Add tamarind juice, turmeric powder, ground mixture and two cups of water.
• Adjust salt and cook them well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• It goes very well with steamed hot rice.