Name: Puli milagai(Green chilly in tamarind sauce) recipe by Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20 Green Chillies; 15 small onions; 1 tbsp tamarind; 1/2 tsp Fenugreek; 1/2 tsp Mustard; 1/2 tsp Urid dal; 1 tsp asafoetdia powder; 1 tsp powdered jaggery; 20 Curry Leaves; 3 tbsp gingely oil; Salt

ABOUT Puli milagai(Green chilly in tamarind sauce) RECIPE

Puli Milagai is a spicy and tangy side dish served with idly, dosa and curd rice. For this recipe use medium hot chillies so that after cooking in tamarind extract the heat reduces a bit.

Ingredients Serving: 4

20 Green Chillies
15 small onions
1 tbsp tamarind
1/2 tsp Fenugreek
1/2 tsp Mustard
1/2 tsp Urid dal
1 tsp asafoetdia powder
1 tsp powdered jaggery
20 Curry Leaves
3 tbsp gingely oil
Salt

Instructions

Soak the tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes. Peel the onions and chop it finely. Slit the green chillies and cut it into halves. Extract the tamarind juice with 1 cup of water.
Heat oil in a kadai and add the fenugreek. As soon as they start popping, add the mustard and urid dal. Then add the chopped onions and green chillies. Saute it well in medium flame until the green chillies and onions turn light golden brown.
Now add the tamarind extract and required salt.
Add the turmeric powder and mix well and then leave for 10 minutes on a low flame.
When it gets slightly thick, add the curry leaves, asafoetida powder.
Mix them well and add the jaggery powder.
The puli milagai is done when the green chillies are well cooked in the tamarind sauce and the oil starts to separate from the sauce.

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