Karuveppilai Kuzhambu (Curry Leaf Kuzhambu)

Ingredients:

1. Tamarind: Size of three lemon
2. Salt
3. Fresh Curry Leaves: 150 gms
4. Red Chilly: 3
5. Black Pepper: 2 tsp
6. Orid dal: 1 tsp
7. Mustard
8. Asafoedita
9. Oil: 5 tbsp
10. Water

Preparation Procedure:

1. Extract Tamarind Juice by putting the Tamarind in warm water and squeezing well. Add 500 ml water for three lemon sized tamarind and extract juice thoroughly.
2. In a kadai, add 3 tbsp oil, season mustard and asafoedita.
3. Now add the tamarind water to the kadai and add salt and let it boil for 10 mins.
4. In a small kadai, add 3 tsp oil and roast the red chillies, pepper, orid dal and curry leaves such that orid dal turns light golden brown colour.
5. Allow this roasted mix to cool for few minutes and grind them well in a mixer by adding little water in the form of a paste.
6. Add this paste to the boiling tamarind water and stir well occasionally since it may boil up and rise in the kadai.
7. Allow it to boil for some more time till you think the Kuzhambu has become semi soildal (i.e., neither too watery nor too very thick but thick to an extent)

Tasty Karuveppilai Kuzhambu is ready..