Ulli theeyal





Ingredients
Pearl onion or shallots sliced(20 of them)
Marble sized ball of Tamarind
Half a cup of scraped coconut.
Red chillies(5-7 of them)
One tsp of Coriander seeds
Half a tsp of Fenugreek seeds
Few tsp of Oil
Two tsp of Powdered Jaggery
One tsp of Mustard seeds
Half a tsp of Cumin seeds
Salt to taste

Method

1.Heat one tsp of oil and Roast coconut,red chillies,coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds till you get a nice aroma and it is slightly brown in colour.

2.Cool the mixture and grind into a smooth paste.

3.Heat oil in a pan crackle mustard seeds add red chillies and curry leaves and chopped onions.Fry till soft.

4.Add the tamarind pulp and water extracted from soaking the tamarind in hot water for a while.
Allow it to boil and add the ground paste,salt and jaggery.

Kerala Dishes