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Puli Curry

Puli Curry is a sweet n sour curry dish that can be enjoyed as a vegetarian side dish with hot rice as well as with biriyani dishes too. Puli Curry is a hot and spicy favorite with a tangy gravy. Puli Curry comes in handy with working mothers and housewives who discover that no curry dish is available. Puli Curry is one of the tastiest curry dishes that can be prepared in a jiffy with limited ingredients. This unique and special curry dish can be stored in air tight containers like pickles.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lemon Tamarind
  • 2 tbsp Crushed jagerry
  • 3 Green chilli
  • 1 small Ginger
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 5 Shallots
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

Instructions
 

  • For preparing puli curry, firstly soak tamarind in two cups of warm water and drain it through a strainer.
  • Boil the tamarind pulp in a mud pot with salt, turmeric, chilli powder and crushed jagerry for 7-10 minutes, until the gravy thickens. Stir occasionally.
  • Heat coconut oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, add finely chopped shallots, green chillies, garlic, ginger and curry leaves, saute well until it turns golden brown colour.
  • Pour this into the tamarind pulp and mix well.
  • Puli curry is ready to serve. Puli curry goes well with plain rice, ghee rice or biriyani as a side dish.

Notes

Salt to taste.
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