MILAGU KULAMBU / PEPPER GRAVY

MILAGU KULAMBU

Ingredients :
Oil - 2 tbl spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 t spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Pepper - 1/4 t spoon
Curry Leaves - 1 spring
Small Onion - 10
Garlic - 10
Tamarind - 1 lemon Sized
Salt as needed
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
To Dry Roast:
Pepper - 1 t spoon
Rice - 1 t spoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 t spoon
Asaefotida - 1/4 t spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1 t spoon
For Masala Paste:
Small Onion - 5
Garlic - 6
Urad Dal - 1/2 t spoon
Chana Dal - 1/2 t spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Coriander Seeds - 1 t spoon
Curry Leaves - 2 spring
Pepper - 1 t spoon

Soak tamarind in water for 1/2 an hour. Dry roast pepper, rice, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds until aromatic and grind with asafoetida to a fine powder.

Add 1 t spoon oil and sauté small onion, garlic, urad Dal, chana Dal, cumin, coriander seeds, curry leaves, pepper until onion turns soft.

Grind with 1/2 t spoon red chilly powder and water to a fine paste.

Add 2 tbl spoon oil in a pan, allow mustard seeds, cumin, fenugreek, pepper to splutter.
Add chopped small onion, garlic, curry leaves and sauté until soft.