Hunisehannina Gojju (Tamarind Sauce)

I always prepare this dish alongwith Pongal. This tangy, spicy sweet dish tastes delightful and enhances the taste of Pongal unfailingly every single time. I always make extra sauce as the kids love eating chips and crispy snacks with this sauce as a dip. This is another recipe that i made a practise to prepare after relishing its combined taste at "Kadambams" in Bangalore.

HUNISEHANNINA GOJJU (TAMARIND SAUCE) FOR PONGAL:





Ingredients:

1/2 cup thick tamarind extract
1/2 cup powdered jaggery
4 slit green chillies
1 tbsp grated ginger
1/4 tsp turmeric
salt to taste
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp jeera
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp oil

Method of preparation:

1. Bring together tamarind extract, jaggery, turmeric, ginger and salt.
2. Add 3/4 cup water and bring to a boil.
3. As the mix is coming to a boil, make a tempering of oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida, jeera, green chillies and curry leaves.
4. Add this tempering to the tamarind mix, mix well and switch off the flame.

Cool this and serve with Pongal.