Poondu Thokku (Garlic Thokku)

Ingredients:
Garlic Cloves  -  20 to 25 nos
Medium chili powder - 2 tbsps 
Coriander powder - 1 tbspMustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Hing powder - 3 tsp
Curry leaves (fresh - yummm!) - 10 nos
Tamarind - small lemon sizeSalt - to taste
Gingelly/Veg Oil -  2 big spoon

Method:
*  Just peel the outer skin of garlic cloves and keep it aside.
* Add tamarind to 1/4 cup of hot water and extract thick pulp from it and keep aside.
* Fry 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds and 1/4 tsp of fenugreek seeds without oil and make it as powder.
* Heat oil, add mustard seeds allow it to crackle then add Fenugreek seeds and 2 tsp Hing powder. Then add garlic cloves and saute till raw smell leaves and it starts turning light brown.

* Then add Chilli powder and Coriander powder. Fry for 3 mins in low flame.
* Now add tamarind pulp,required salt and mix well. Keep sauting till the mixture turns brown color as in the pic,Now add a tsp of Hing powder,let it cook for 2 mins. Then add powdered jaggery. Then add few fresh curry leaves. Switch off and let it cool. Then store it in a airtight container.

Note: It goes with curd rice,lemon rice,dosa,idly and so on...:)

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