mangai vathal milagu kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Mangai Vathal ( sun dried raw mango pieces) - few pieces

Tamarind - lemon size

Black pepper corns - 1tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Daniya seeds (coriander seeds) - 1 tsp

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 5-6

Hing - a pinch

Haldi powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Salt as required

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Dry roast and powder:

Black pepper corns, dry red chillies, methi seeds, daniya seeds,urad dal

Method:

Take a vessel and pour thick tamarind extract water.

Take a kadai pour sesame oil and season with mustard and hing and put the manga vathal pieces and stir nicely.

Now pour the thick tamarind water on it and add salt,haldi powder and mix nicely.

Add the powdered items. (while pwdering the items also add few curry leaves and powder.

Now mix all the ingredients nicely and allow to boil till the liquid becomes quite thick.

When the kuzhambu is liquidy add 1 tsp rice flour in a cup with little water and make a paste and add to the kuzhambu to make it a little thicker.

When the kuzhambu is boiled enough and is thick remove from fire.

Pour the liquid in a vessel.

The mangai vathal milagu kuzhambu is hot sour and tangy and also spicy to be had with plain rice with a little ghee and any curd pachadi (raita) as a side dish and sutta applam also if needed.