Karivepillai Kozhambu

Ingredients

Curry leaves	2handful
Tamarind	Small lemon size
Pepper	11/2tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2tsp
Red chillies	8
Gingelly oil	3tbs
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Urad dal	1tsp
Asafoetida	1/4tsp

Method
1.Roast pepper,cumin and red chillies in oil and cool it.
2.Wash curry leaves and grind it along with the roasted ingredients and tamarind.
3.Grind the above into a smooth paste and dilute it to one more portion of water.
4.Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds,brown urad dal and pour the paste.
5.Let the watery consistency become thick.(meantime raw smell also goes).
6.Add salt and asafoetida.

Suggestions

• This kozhambu can be stored for few days.
• It is served with rice and paruppu thogayal as accompaniment.
• This quantity serves four people.