Inji Kuzhambu - Grandma style

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 medium , finely chopped

Shallots - 15

Garlic - 10 cloves

Tomato - 1 medium, finely chopped

Tamarind - 1 gooseberry size, soaked in ½  cup water and extracted

Kuzhambu podi - 4 tbsp

Salt - as required

To grind:

Coconut - 3 tbsp

Ginger - 1 ½  inch cut into pieces

To Temper:

Gingely oil - 5 tbsp

Onion Vadagam - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Instructions:

1. Add Oil to a hot pan and add onion vadagam, curry leaves, shallots , onions, garlic and saute till it is golden.

2. Add tomatoes and saute till mushy

3. Make a paste with Tamarind extract, kuzhambu podi and salt. The consistency should be thick. Taste the paste for spice and salt.

4. Add the paste to the pan and add ½ cup water. Boil for 15 mins on low flame.

5. Grind the coconut and ginger to a coarse-fine paste and add to the gravy. 

6. Bring it to a boil and serve.