Puli Inji / Inji Puli

 Injipuli is a dark brown sweet-sour and spicy Keralite curry made of ginger, tamarind, green chillies and jaggery. It s an inevitable part Kerala Sadhya and tickles all your taste buds. 

Ingredients

• Finely chopped ginger : 100 Gms
• Tamarind: 50 gms
• Jaggery: small piece
• Small Onions: 6 ( very finely chopped)
• Green Chillies : 6- 7 ( Very finely chopped)
• Turmeric Powder : 1/2 Tsp
• Red Chilli Powder : 1 Tsp
• Mustard Seeds
• Curry Leaves
• Coconut Oil
• Water : 300 ml
• Salt

Method

1. Soak the tamarind in 300 ml water and squeeze out all the juice and discard the pulp
2. Boil this tamarind water and add the jaggery piece and boil further allowing the jaggery to melt. Keep this water ready
3. Heat coconut oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves and saute the small onions and green chillies until brown
4. Add the chopped ginger and fry until brown
5. Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder and saute a minute and off flame
6. Now allow the tamarind water to boil once again and add the ginger mixture and salt and boil further for 2 mins and allow to cool
7. Store in glass jars and store refrigerated for weeks.

Happy Cooking

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