VJ's Kitchen....

Ingredients:

Black Pepper - 1/2 cup
Fresh ginger - 1/2 cup (cut into small pieces)
Curry Leaves - 3-4 twigs
Tamarind - A small lemon sized ball
Oil - 1/4 cup
Salt - to Taste

Method:


1.  Heat 4-5 spoons of oil in a kadai.
2.  Add in the pepper, ginger, curry leaves and the tamarind and saute it thoroughly. (You can feel the aroma filling in the kitchen)


3.  Switch off the gas, spread this in a plate and let it cool.
4.  Once cooled, transfer it to the mixie, add water and grind it nicely.

5.  Add salt and more water if required (The consistency should be that of idly batter).

6.  Heat the remaining oil in the kadai.
7.  Once the oil is hot, gently pour in the pepper mix into the oil.

8.  Keep stirring it on and off.

9.  After some time, you can see that the mix starts to thicken.


10. Switch off the gas. Check for Salt and add more if necessary.
11.  Spread some cooked rice on a plate, scoop out some of this pepper mix, add a teaspoon or two of gingely oil, mix it and devour the rice.
12.  Potato fry / Appalam / Vadam are the best acompanients for this. (No raita please. :-) )