APPALAM KULAMBHU (PAPPAD KULAMBHU)

INGREDIENTS: 

Red Onion - 2 medium

Tomato - 2 small

Garlic cloves - 2 cups 

Masala Appalam/Plain Appalam (Pappad) - 6 

Tamarind - a big lemon size 

Mustard, Jeera and Methi seeds - 1 tsp 

Curry and coriander leaves 

Kulambhu Milagai Powder - 2 tsps 

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Jaggery - a small piece

Coconut milk - 1/4 cup

Asafoetida as required 

Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 

1) Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard, jeera and methi seeds. When it splutters, add onion and curry leaves. 

2) After 2 minutes, add garlic cloves and tomatoes. Saute till it becomes tender. 

3) Add thick tamarind extract, Kulambhu milagai powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder and Salt. Then add in the coconut milk. Bring it to boil in medium flame. Add asafoetida and jaggery while boiling.

4) When it starts to boil, add in the fried appalam to it. Gently, press it with a ladle, so that appalam is gets well in the kulambhu. See to that, it shouldn't break. Cook till the oil separates out.

Serve hot with rice.