One my friends introduced this dish to me. During the Onam festival in Kerala, the feast called Onam Sadhya is a very important part of it. Puli inji is one of the side dishes served in the feast. When I first tasted this dish, I liked it a lot, so now, I make it fairly often in my home. The taste of puli inji is a combination of sour, hot and sweet. You can consume this dish like pickle, so I mostly make it in very small quantity. It is a mouth watering dish and it doesn’t take a long time to make, so it has become a common dish in my household.

Ingredients
- Ginger —————————– 1 piece (peeled and minced)
- Green chilies —————— 5 (minced)
- Tamarind juice ————– 1/4 cup
- Jagerry ————————— 1 tbsp
- Chili powder —————— 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder ——— 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder ———- 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds ————— 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves —————— 2 springs
- Gingely oil ——————— 2 tbsp
How to make
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat
- Add the mustard seeds and wait until it crackles, then add the curry leaves
- Now add the minced ginger, chilies and all the spice powders and saute for about 7 minutes
- Then add the tamarind juice and 1/4 cup of water and bring them to boil
- Now add the jagerry and wait until it melts in about three minutes
- Switch of the stove
- Now the tasty puli inji is ready to serve
Tamarind is such a great ingredient in so many of our culinary dishes. Love this recipe!
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Thanks!
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Great! I missed this in yesterday’s Onam Sadhya…
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Thank you! You should still definitely give it a try later 😊
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