11.16.2010

Lavanya's Peerkangai Pachadi

Cut 2 peekings into small peices.
Cut 2-3 green chillies. Finely chop 1 big onion.

Pressure cook the above with very little water and cumin seeds for 2 whistles. Cool and pulse it in the mixer. If there is lots of water, save it and use for grinding coconut and soaking tamarind.

Grind one spoon of grated coconut and cumin. take extract from tamarind - 1.5- 2 ounce approximately.

In a kadai do tempering with mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves and 2 dry red chillies. then add finely chopped onion and fry till it turns brown.

Then add the coarse peekings mixture,coconut jeera paste, tamarind extract,salt and turmeric and hing and bring to boil. remove from heat when done.

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