Miriyala pulusu (or) Pepper stew

One day  i was talking to my friend and she said she is cooking this dish on that day, then i asked her for the recipe , and when i tried it , i just fell in love with this recipe. Its perfect for winter. Just make this once and you will have a cold or caugh free season :)

Preparation time : 30 mins
Serves : 6 to 7

Ingredients :

Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Urad dal : 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : 1/4 tsp
Red chili : 3
Curry leaves : one spring
Garlic cloves : 6 big
Onion : one medium size
Tomatoes : 2
Salt : to taste
Chili powder : to taste
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Tamarind paste : 5 Tbsp
Water : 4 to 6 cups
Coriander leaves : Handful

To roast :
Pepper cons : 3 tsp
Coriander seeds: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Chana dal : 1 tsp
Urad dal : 1 tsp

Method :

Dry roast the ingredients listed under 'to roast' .
Make it into a fine powder using mixie.
Keep this aside.
Cook tomatoes and grind them into paste .
(I just slit tomato and kept it in microwave for 2 mins or until soft)
Keep this aside .
Add Garlic and onion to mixie and whip it once.
Or rather you can even crush them once using motor and pestle . Keep it aside.

Now take a pan , heat it, add 2Tbsp of oil once hot, add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, red chili one by one and let them crackle a bit.
Add crushed onions to it and fry till color changes to golden brown.
Now add the tomato puree, salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
Fry nicely till oil oozes out .
Once oil comes out , add the roasted powder that we made earlier.
Fry everything till it becomes like mass.
Add Tamarind puree let it heat up.
Add water and Let it boil for 15 mins.
Garnish with Coriander leaves.
Your dish is ready to serve !!
Enjoy your dish :)
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