Dates Inji puli
Inji curry recipe with dates
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Keyword: popular recipes of kerala, sadhya, sadhya recipes
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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- 1 lemon sized tamarind
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup chopped ginger
- 2 long green chilli - finely chopped
- 5 no dates - finely chopped
- salt to taste
Boil the tamarind in 2.5 cups water for 5 minutes and rest for 15 minutes
squeeze and prepare the tamarind extract. keep it aside until use.
Heat oil and fry ginger for a minute. further, add chopped green chilli and fry till ginger is slightly golden.
furthermore, add chopped dates and fry for a minute.
strain and add tamarind water, salt to taste and mix well.
let it boil on medium heat while stirring in between.
It has to thicken and become like a jam-like consistency.
- adjust more/less dates based on its sweetness.
- some recipes do call for dry ginger powder. but its optional.