Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu - Garlic Curry

Ingredients:

Tamarind - lemon size
Garlic - 1 cup cloves
Sliced Onion & Tomato - 1 each
Fenugreek Seeds (Vendhayam) - 1/4 tsp
Chilly & Coriander Powder - 3 tsp each
Black Pepper Corns(Milagu) - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds (Jeeragam) - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Curry Leaves
Oil - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

1) Heat a tsp of oil in a pan add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, pepper corns, onion, tomato, 3 garlic cloves roast and turn off the flame. Cool and grind into a smooth paste. Keep aside.

2) Soak tamarind into a warm water and extract the pulp. In tamarind water add the grinded paste, all powders and salt mix it well, cook for 15 - 20 mins.

3) Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a pan add mustard seeds, asafoetida after they crackle add cup of garlic and curry leaves fry for 3 - 5 mins. Add fried garlic into the cooked tamarind water and stir for 2-3 mins.

4) Serve hot with white rice, dosa, idly.