## Dondakkai Puli Curry Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style) – Easy & Delicious Recipe
Discover how to make a delicious and authentic ** Dondakkai Puli Curry Recipe** with this easy-to-follow recipe. A traditional **Tamil Nadu Lunch**, this dish is **Vegetarian** and perfect for any occasion.
**Yields:** 4 servings
**Prep time:** 20 minutes
**Cook time:** 25 minutes
**Total time:** 45 minutes
**Cuisine:** Tamil Nadu
**Course:** Lunch
**Diet:** Vegetarian
### Ingredients for Dondakkai Puli Curry Recipe:
* 150 grams tindora
* 3 tablespoons black urad dal (split)
* 5 dry red chillies
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
* 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
* 2 teaspoons tamarind paste
* salt – as per taste
* 1 teaspoon oil
* 2 Teaspoon oil
* 1/2 teaspoon mustard
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
### Step-by-Step Instructions to Make Dondakkai Puli Curry Recipe:
1. To make Dondkai Puli Curry Recipe, first wash the tindora and cut it into 4 parts.
2. Clean the tamarind and soak it in water for 10 minutes.
3. Pour water in a saucepan with tindore and cook until soft.
4. Drain the water and keep the tindore separately.
5. Heat the oil in a saucepan.
6. Add cumin seeds, garlic, dry red chilies and cook for 1 minute.
7. After 1 minute add urad dal to it and cook till it becomes golden.
8. Turn off the gas and let the mixture cool down.
9. In a mixer grinder, add tamarind, turmeric powder, salt, roasted garlic masala, a little tamarind water and grind it.
10. Now add tindora and paste in a bowl.
11. Mix well and heat oil in a tempering pan for tempering.
12. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it cook for 15 seconds.
13. Add this tempering to the vegetable, mix and serve.
14. Serve Dondkai Puli Curry Recipe along with rice, kirai sambar, beetroot pachdi and papad for dinner.
### Tips for the Best Dondakkai Puli Curry Recipe:
* Always use the freshest ingredients available for the best flavor.
* Adjust the level of spices like chili powder to suit your personal taste.
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