This tamarind charu can be served as as soup or mixed with rice.
Puzhi (Tamarind) Charu
Course: Rasam/CharuCuisine: Indian, tamilDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
5
minutesA simple rasam made with tamarind and seasoned with chilies and curry leaves.
Ingredients
Tamarind – a small lemon size
Onion – 1 big
Red Chillies – 3 to 4
Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Directions
- Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice and make three cups of tamarind juice by adding required water. Chop the onion.
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, reduce the heat and add fenugreek and fry just a second and add red chillies broken into pieces and chopped onion along with curry leaves. Fry till the onion turns transperant. Add tamarind juice and salt. Mix well and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, reduce the heat and allow to boil in medium flame two to three minutes.
- Serve with hot rice. It looks like rasam but tastes like puliyodharai.