curries with tamarind juice

Plantain , yam, bitter gourd, plaintain stem, etc. are perpared in this method.

ingredients

• Any vegetable - 200 - 500 gms.
• Tamarind - a marble size.
• Asafoetida - a bit
• Salt - to taste
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp.
• Red chillies -2
• JAGGERY - 1 TBL. SP.

BITTER GOURD CURRY AND PLANTAIN STEM

YAM CURRY AND PLANTAIN CURRY

method of preparation

• Cut and wash the vegetables.
• Extract about 1/2 litre of tamarind juice.
• Boil the tamarind juice and add vegetables, salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Cook till soft.
• Drain the water. Heat a little oil in a pan and fry mustard and chillies.
• Add the vegetables, curry leaves and jaggery.
• Mix well. keep on fire until the jaggery flavour is lost.
• Sprinkle a tsp. of rice flour before removing from the fire.
• 1 tbl. sp. of coconut scrapings may be added instead of jaggery.