inji puli - pachi pulusu Recipe

Method: In a Kadai, add some oil, First put mustard, urad dhal, Bengal gram and Asafoetida. Then add chopped green chillies and Ginger, wait till it gets souted. Then add curry leaves. Add turmeric powder .Now pour the thick extract of tamarind to the kadai . Then add water.(to one part of thick extract u can add one to one and a half part water) Add salt to taste. When the mixture comes to a boil, alllow it to boil for five minutes. Simultaneously take a table spoon of chutney(fried gram) dhal powder and add water to it to make a paste. Then add the chutney dhal powder paste to the boiling Inji puli. Also add a little bit of Jaggery to the boiling mixture. Allow to boil for five minutes. Now Inji puli is ready to serve. We call it as pachi pulusu in telugu at our home. It is delicious with idly, dosa and pongal. Taste this and give your comments. Its hot and spicy. Yummy!!!