My mom is like a free-lance cook! She never strictly sticks to a particular recipe...she enjoys cooking, serving and eating alike and changes ingredients slightly per the 'liking of the moment'. I guess I genetically carry that from her and make a few experiments myself :) Here's the generic recipe:
Ingredients: Cilantro, Tamarind, Salt, Sugar/Jaggery, Red Chilli, Urad Dal, Chana Dal, Mustard, Turmeric, Asofotedia. Optional: Garlic, Curry leaves.
Making:
1. Prepare seasoning first. In hot oil fry urad dal and chana dal till red. Add turmeric, mustard and red chillies. Wait for about 1 min, add Asofotedia, stir and remove the vessel from the stove.
3. In few drops of oil lightly saute' the cilantro for 1-2 mins.
4. Separate out red chillies and grind them.
5. Then grind cilantro with tamarind, salt and jaggery.
6. Mix the puree with rest of the seasoning.
- If using garlic, it needs to be slightly sauteed as well, along with cilantro and grinded. The heat will remove the strong pungent taste of garlic.
- If using curry leaves, add them to seasoning after adding asofotedia.
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