Onam---- Festival Of Kerala-- special Puliinji

Puliinji

This is a preparation where ginger is the main ingredient.

Ingredients

1.	Ginger 25gm Green Chilly -4nos.
2.	Coconut oil - 1tsp Dried red chilly 1no. cut in to 4 pieces Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
3.	Tamarind - size of a lemon Water -2cups
4.	Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilly Powder -1/4tsp Asafoetida powder -1/4tsp Jaggery (grated) - 25gm Curry leaves -1 sprigs Fenugreek seeds -1 pinch

Method of preparation :

Peal ginger and cut into very small pieces. Cut the green chillies also into small pieces. Heat oil and sauté the 2^nd ingredients for a minute. Add ginger and green chilly pieces and fry well and keep it aside. Put tamarind in two cups of water, squeeze well and take the liquid. Keep this liquid on fire adding the 4th ingredients. Boil till the solution becomes thick. Add the fried ginger and chilly pieces, boil once more and remove from fire.