Allam Pachadi

Ingredients:

• Ginger - 10 gms
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Green Chillies - 8 to 10 No's
• Jaggery - 40 gms
• Tamarind - Big Gooseberry Size
• Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
• Methi Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tsps
• Hing - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 4 to 5 tsps
• Water - As Required

Preparation : 

1. Add peeled and cut Ginger Pieces, Chopped Green Chillies, Turmeric, Salt, Jaggery and Tamarind to a mixer and grind to a paste adding required water.
2. Heat a pan and add oil to it. Add Mustard Seeds and Jeera and fry till the seeds start changing color.
3. Add Hing and Methi Powder and fry well.
4. Simmer it and add Red Chilli Powder and mix well. As soon as u add Red Chilli Powder, switch off the stove as it gets burnt easily.
5. Finally, add the seasoning to the ground Ginger mixture and mix well.
6. Transfer this to a serving bowl.
7. This goes well with Idli, Dosa, Pesarattu etc.