Theeyal Curry

This week I ended up making lot of Kerala dishes. Theeyal is a Kerala dish and it is very delicious with rice. It goes well with idly, dosa, appam and chapattis. This is one of my favorite dishes. The recipe can be made with vegetables like yam, snake gourd, egg plant and bitter gourd. I made it simple by using only the baby onions.

Ingredients: Recipe for two

• 1 cup of baby onions finely chopped
• ½ cup coconut
• 1tsp tamarind paste
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 4-5 red chilies
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 5-6 pepper corns
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 4-5 curry leaves
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• Salt to taste

Method

• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and sauté the coconut until it turns light brown. Add the red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corns and sauté for a minute. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool. Grind the mixture to a fine paste.
• Heat 2tsp of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida and onions. Sauté the onions until it turn into transparent. Add the ground masala and cook for few seconds. Add ½ cup water, tamarind paste, salt and bring to boil.
• Serve hot with rice.