Pulikaichal paste for tamarind rice

Ingredients:

1. Tamarind - 1 apple size ( soaked in water and juice extracted)
2. Sesame oil - 1 cup
3. Peanuts- 1/2 cup
4. BEngal gram dhal - 2 tbsp
5. Urad dhal - 2 tbsp
6. Red chillies - 15
7. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8. Hing- little
9. Salt- per taste
10. Curry leaves - 1/2 cup
11. Mustard seeds - 2 tsp

Method:

• In a pan, splutter mustard seeds in oil
• Add curry leaves, leaves, dhals and peanut
• When dhal turns golden brown, add tamarind water
• Boil until the tamarind water becomes like a paste
• Add salt and turmeric
• Add hing
• Allow to cool and store in air tight container
• If you are storing in fridge, keep required quantity outside atleast 20 mins before mixing