Karakozhumbu

Ingredients

½ spoon Mustard seeds

½ spoon Jeera seeds

½ spoon Urad dhal

Two methi seeds

Lime size ball of tamarind made into paste

I large tomato sliced

I onion sliced

5-6 cloves of garlic

2 spoons chilli powder

2 spoons dhania powder

1 and ½ spoons salt

½ spoon turmeric powder

1 and ½ glasses of water

4 spoons oil

curry and coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan. Put in mustard, jeera, urad dhal and methi seeds. When the mustard splutters, add onion and garlic and fry till golden brown. Add tomatoes, chilli powder, dhania powder, salt and turmeric powder, tamarind paste and 1 and ½ glasses of water water and mix well. Bring to aboil. Lower the flame and let the liquid simmer for ten minutes. Add curry leaves and coriander leaves just before removing from stove.