Pulikachal mix (Tamilnadu cuisine)

Name: Pulikachal mix (Tamilnadu cuisine)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 handfuls tamarind; 4 glasses warm water; 1 tsp jaggery; 2 tsp rock salt; To make spice powder-; 4-5 tsp coriander seeds; 5 red chillies; 1 tsp urad dal; 1 tsp chana dal; 1 tsp white sesame seeds; 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1/2 tsp Asefoetida powder; To temper-; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal; 1 handful peanuts; 15 curry leaves; 1/2 tsp asafoetida

Madhurabhashini Sundaram @cook_17325002

Pulikachal mix (Tamilnadu cuisine)

Madhurabhashini Sundaram @cook_17325002

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Ingredients

2 handfulstamarind
4 glasseswarm water
1 tspjaggery
2 tsprock salt
Tomake spice powder-
4-5 tspcoriander seeds
5red chillies
1 tspurad dal
1 tspchana dal
1 tspwhite sesame seeds
1/2 tspfenugreek seeds
1/2 tspAsefoetida powder
Totemper-
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspurad dal
1 handfulpeanuts
15curry leaves
1/2 tspasafoetida

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Steps

1

Soak the tamarind in water for about 1 hour. Extract the pulp/juice and discard the rest.
2

Dry roast the ingredients (to make spice powder) on low flame, cool down and grind to a smooth powder.
3

In a big pan/kadhai add oil & temper the above ingredients, switch to a low flame and add the tamarind pulp.
4

Let it boil until oil separates. Then add the powdered spice mixture and cook for some more time until it solidifies into a thick paste.
5

Once the paste has thickened, switch off the flame and let it cool until oil separates.
6

Transfer the pulikachal mix into a bottle.