Title: Pulikkaachal (Tamarind Chutney)
Categories: Indian
Yield: 6 Servings

An orange-sized tamarind
-ball
1 tb Jaggery; powdered
1 ts Turmeric
12 Green chiles; chopped
4 Sprigs curry leaves; chopped
1 4" piece ginger; chopped
Salt; to taste
---For Seasoning---
1 ts Black mustard seeds
1 ts Black gram dal
3 Red chiles; broken
4 tb Oil

Extract juice from tamarind. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal
and red chilies. When brown, add green chilies and curry leaves and fry for
a couple of minutes. Now add tamarind juice, jaggery, turmeric, salt and
ginger. Cook till mixture is thick.

From: Southern Delights (Recipes To Remember From Palakkad) by Parwathy
Akhileswaran

Recipe by: Southern Delights by Parwathy Akhileswaran

Posted to recipelu-digest by Sharon Raghavachary on
Feb 17, 1998