TELAGAPINDI TEEPI KOORA

INGREDIENTS

Telagapindi – 1cup

Onions – 2 medium size cut into small chunks

Green chillies – 4 slit

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Jaggery – 1/4 cup

Water- 1 1/2 cup

Milk – 1/2 cup

Chopped onions – 1/4 cup for serving

*Grind it to a powder

Coriander seeds – 1 1/2 tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Dry red chilli pieces – 1/3 cup [ adjust according to your taste ]

TALIMPU

Oil – 1/4 cup

Peeled garlic – 1/4 cup [ adjust according to your taste]

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – few

*This recipe was handed down to me by my mother in law.

METHOD

1. In a mixie jar, grind coriander seeds and cumin seeds into a powder. Then add red chillies and grind it to a coarse powder and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add peeled garlic. Fry on low flame till the garlic becomes light brown in colour.
3. Then, add cumin seeds and all the remaining ingredients and fry for few seconds.
4. Then, add chopped onions and green chillies. Mix well. Add salt and turmeric powder.
5. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes and add masala powder. Cover and cook on low flame till onions are transparent.
6. Then, add telagapindi powder and fry on low flame for 3 minutes.
7. Add milk, water and mix well . Cover and cook till the water evaporates.
8. Fry on low flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add jaggery powder.
9. Cover and cook on low flame till the jaggery absorbs into the curry.
10. Mix in intervals. Cook another 3 to 4 minutes on low flame .
11. Switch off the flame and serve with raw onion pieces.