Menthya Puli

I got this recipe from my sister's mother in law and it was too good with molagootal and also with plain rice and papad.

Ingredients:

=========

• Tamarind juice - extracted from a ball of dia,3.5cm
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Jaggery, - 1 lemon sized ball
• Red chilli - 5
• Vendhayam - 1.5 tablespoon
• Rice - 2 tablespoon
• Gingelly oil - 1 tablespoon
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
• green chillies,slit open - 2 to 3

Method:

======

• Dry roast rice,fenugreek seeds and red chillies to dark brown.Set aside to cool and grind to a less coarse powder.
• Heat oil in a thick bottom kadai,add mustard seeds and asafoetida.
• When mustard splutters,add chana dal and Urad dal and saute till they turn brown.
• Add tamarind juice,turmeric powder,jaggery,salt and allow to boil.
• When it starts to boil,add green chillies and ground powder.
• Stir till you get a thick gravy.

Serve hot with molagootal and rice/Idly or dosa.