Farzana's Khara Kolambu

Ingredients:

Mochai/Eggplant/Okra etc

Pearl onion -1/2 cup

garlic 1/2 cup

tamarind - lemon size

chilli pd - 3 tsp

dhaniya - 1 tsp

jeera pd - 1 tsp

turmeric - 1/4 tsp

salt

To Season:

mustard

methi

jeera

curry leaves

oil

To Grind:

cilantro

curry leaves

tomato - 4

Method:

If using Mochai, cook it with salt and keep it aside.

Peel onion and garlic

Grind all the ingredients mentioned

in two cups water, soak tamarind and extract juice

In a pan, heat oil and fry all ingredients under season and onion and garlic.

Add the ground paste to this and fry.

Add chilli pd, dhaniya, jeer pd, turmeric and fry till raw smell goes.

Add tamarind juice, salt, mocha or any vegetable and boil till the raw smell goes.

Murukku

INGREDIENTS

Rice flour - 2 cups
Urad dal flour - 1/4 cup
Butter - 3 tblsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt and water As needed
Oil For deep frying


Method

1. I used store bought urad dal flour. So I slightly dry roasted(you can skip this too) in a pan with out changing its colour. Mix flours,butter (melted),oil,asafoetida,jeera,salt well and then add water to make a non sticky dough with no cracks.
2. Heat oil in kadai apparently, enough to deep fry the murukkus.Fill the murukku press with this dough with murukku hole plate. 
3. Cook both sides till the ‘Shhh’ sound ceases and murukku turn golden in colour. Drain in paper towel and cool down completely before storing them in airtight containers.