Puliogare Gojju

Ingredients:

120 gms Tamarind - soak
250 gms Jaggery
75 gms Salt
45 gms Rasam Powder

6 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp jeera
2 tbsp Channa Dal
2 tbsp urad dal
1/2 cup groundnuts
2 red chillies - break into pieces
4 strings curry leaves
1 large pinch hing

4 tbsp white til - fry and powder in a mixer.

Method:

Churn the soaked tamarind in a mixer and pass through a sieve to extract a thick tamarind paste.

Heat oil, add mustard, jeera. Add channa dal and urad dal and mix for 30 seconds. Add groundnuts and fry till the dals turn golden, add red chilli bits, curry leaves, hing.

Add tamarind paste and cook till it thickens a little and add jaggery and salt. Boil till they melt and it thickens again. Add rasam powder and give it one boil, switch off. Lastly add powdered til, mix well. Store in an air tight container in the fridge.

How to proceed:

Cook rice and spread in a bowl for it to cool completely. Heat 2 tbsp oil add seasonings and if you need extra groundnuts, this is the time to add. Lastly add the prepared puliyogare gojju according to your taste, mix and pour on the rice. After it is cooled, mix well.

Note: You need not add groundnuts while preparing gojju. They can be added later when you prepare the seasoning to mix the rice.