Washed and chopped Green chillies : 10 to 15 [20 to 30 gm]Fresh ginger : 2” to 3” piece , [20 to 30 gm] (Peeled, washed and chopped)Cleaned Tamarind : 3 medium lemon size or paste [40 to 50 gm] Turmeric powder : 1 tspJaggery (crushed ) : 1 cup or moreFenugreek seeds : 2 tspAsafoetida : 2 tsp or cake 5 gmSalt : to tasteMustard : 2 tsp (For tempering)4 tsp Cooking oil : 3 Soak tamarind in a small quantity of hot water.Add ½ cup of water to it, crush well and squeeze the essence out. Repeat this process 2 or 3 times more.Fry mustard in oil on a medium fire. As the spluttering is about to subside add fenugreek.When the spluttering subsides add asafoetida and turmeric followed shortly by green chillies and fresh ginger.Sauté for a while and add tamarind essence [or paste with 1 cup of water].Add salt [also asafoetida and turmeric if not used in the tempering] and allow it to simmer on a low fire.Add jaggery and cook stirring at intervals.When it attains a semisolid consistency, remove from heat, allow it to cool and store in a clean, dry container.Serve with chappathi, poori and the like or with dal - rice, curd rice or rice mixed with mulaku koottal of Kerala. Tamil