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Pulinji is a famous condiment from Kerala that is prepared using tamarind extract, jaggery, lot of ginger and green chili. The mixture it cooked until it thickens and then seasoned with mustard, red chili and curry leaves. This is usually served with idli and dosa.
Ingredients:
Tamarind Extract – 1/2 cup
Jaggery Powder –Â 3/4 to 1Â cup ( depending on the sweetness you need)
Ginger – 1 inch long piece
Green Chillies – 5
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Dry Red Chillies – 2
Curry Leaves – 8
Oil – 1 tsp
Method:
- Chop ginger and green chillies.
- Take tamarind extract and jaggery powder in a vessel and boil
- Add salt, chopped ginger and green chillies and continue to boil until the syrup thickens little bit.
- Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seeds, dry red chilli pieces and curry leaves and season it on the syrup.
- Serve with idli or dosa.
- You can preserve this for more than a month if refrigerated in an air tight container.
