Inji curry

Ingredients

• Ginger – 1 big (cut into thin slices or finely chopped)
• Garlic 5 tro 6
• Shallots – 10 to 12nos chopped fine
• Green chilies – 4 – 5 chopped fine
• Chilly powder – 3 – 4 tsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Fenugreek powder– 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida – A pinch
• Tamarind – Small lime-sized or to taste
• Curry leaves – 3 sprigs
• Mustard – 1/2 tsp
• Coconut small pieces– ½ cup
• Grated coconut -1/2 cup
• Salt – To taste

Method

•  Heat oil in a pan add grated coconut,shallots,garlicand curry leaves sauted for
  some minutes. Fry till grated coconut turns light brown in colour and the
  moisture has reduced,
•  remove from fire and keep it in a side,
•  Then we take a pan  fry ginger pieces in oil until brown and crispy.
•  Then we grind the fried ginger into fine powder,keep it in a side
•  Again we grind the roasted coconut into fine paste ,and transfer to the
  crushed ginger bowl
•  Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
•  Then we add coconut pieces in to the pan and sauted for some minutes
•  Add chopped shallots ,garlic,green chilli,red chilli powder,coriander powder
  and curry leaves saute until the shallots turn brown.
•  Squeeze out the tamarind extract from the soaked tamarind and keep aside.
  The tamarind water is mix with coconut paste .
•  Then the tamarind water mix is added to the shallots pan ,mix well
•  Let it boil till it becomes thick. Add fenugreek powder and cumin powder mix
  well
•  Remove from fire, and enjoy the kerala traditional inji curry with meals