Mulaga Varutha Pulli ( Tangy and spicy tamarind )

 

Mulakku varutha puli is a sour and tangy rasam like curry.This dish is prepared mostly by Nair families in Palakkad.  It is the dish I tasted after my marriage. My mother in law used to prepare it and it hardly takes time to cook it.   My mom used to prepare a version of it which was prepared using horse gram. It used to taste yummy with sour tangy salty spicy and sweet dish. But It wasn't liked by many but I and my Mom used to love it. This tastes yum with hot steamed rice and kerala papadam. This recipe can also be categorized as one pot cooking. 

 

INGREDIENTS

Tamarind Juice – 1 1/2cup

Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon

Curry leaves – few                                

Coconut oil – 1 teaspoon              

Green chilli – 1 or 2

Mustard seed - 1/2tsp

Fenugreek – ¼ tsp.

Red dry chilly 2no

Method:

Soak tamarind/puli in 1 1/2cup of water for 10 minutes and extract juice from it and keep it aside. Heat coconut oil in a pan/Kadai, add mustard seeds when it starts to splutter, add fenugreek, red dry chilly curry leaves and saute for a minute. Add chopped onions, chopped green chillies and saute until the onions become translucent. Add tamarind juice and allow it boil, when it starts to froth remove from heat. Serve with hot and steamy rice.