Ginger Thokku

Ingredients :

• Finely chopped tender ginger - 1 cup
• Garlic flakes - 6 to 8 [ optional ]
• Tamarind - orange size
• Grated jaggery - 2 tbl. sp.
• Salt - as required
• Red chilli powder - 2 tbl. sp.
• Fenugreek powder - 2 tsp
• Seasame oil - 1/4 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - little

Method :

Select tender root ginger. Wash and dry over a cloth and then cut into very small pieces. Then soak tamarind and squeeze to get thick extract. Strain through a strainer.  After that, take one pan, season with mustard seeds. When its pop, add garlic and curry leaves, then add  ginger and fry  for 5 minutes. Then pour tamarind plup and allow to boil until it turns thick. Then add jaggery, salt,and then red chillie powder. Keep stirring till it reaches thokku consistancy. Remove from the gas and mix fenugreek powder to that. Allow to cool throughly and store it in a clean, dry bottle. Its goes well with roti, rice, idlli and dosas.