PREP TIME: 5 Mins

COOKING TIME: 5 Mins

Ingredients

Vallarai Keerai – 1 cup

Onion – 1

Curry Leaves – 1/2 cup

Tamarind – ½ inch piece/ball

Salt – to taste

Dry red Chilli – 10

Coconut – ½ cup grated

Urad dal – 1 tea spoon

Oil – 2 tea spoons

Procedure

STEP 1: Clean and wash the Vallarai leaves.

STEP 2: Heat oil in a pan add urad dal and fry till it turns golden brown.

 STEP 3: Add red chilli, curry leaves and onion. Cook for 5 minutes.

STEP 4: Add salt, tamarind and the Vallarai leaves. Cook for a minute and turn off the heat.

STEP 5: Let the mixture cool down. Add grated coconut and grind the mixture to a fine paste.

STEP 6: Transfer to serving bowl.

TIP: Vallarai Thuvaiyal can be served with upma, idli or dosa. After transferring to serving dish you can temper the thuvaiyal with mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.