MILLAGU KUZHAMBU

This week let's check out the traditional and also a medicinal - Millagu kuzhambu.This kuzhambu works effectively to cure heavy cough and cold.
Ingredients: (to grind)
Pepper-1 tsp
Chillie powder -1tsp
Coriander powder -1/2 tsp  

Grated Coconut-1 big cup
Before grinding all the above it has to be fried. Begin with pepper, then coconut and finally add chillie,coriander powder and fry till all turns to dark brown colour. Keep those aside and let it cool. Then finely grind these to paste.

Ingredients:(To temper)
Oil-1 small cup
Mustard-1/2 tsp
Fenugreek-1/2 tsp

Ingredients

Tamrind-lemon size
Garlic-10 nos
Small onion-10 nos
Drumstick-2 nos
Curry leaves-little

METHOD
1)Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 mins and keep it extract the juice.

2)Pour oil in a kadai and temper the mustard ,fenugreek then add the garlic,onion,drumstick fry lightly.
3)Add the pepper,coconut paste and bring it to boil for 5 min. 

4) Now add the tamarand juice and salt.
5)Leave it to boil well for about 10 min and then add the curry leaves. 

6) Now, the special millagu kuzhambu is ready to eat.
7) It goes well with pappad and poriyal.