Iyer Puliyotharai

Iyer Puliyotharai:
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Ingredients:
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Kadalai paruppu (Channa dal) - 5 spoons + 2 spoons
Ulundhu (urad dal) - 4 spoons + 1 spoon
Dry red chiily - 5
Vendhyam - 1 spoon
Full pepper - 2 spoons
Gingelly oil - 4 spoons
Kadugu (mustard) - 1 spoon
Kayam - 2 spoons
Kadalai (ground nut) -2 spoons
Curry leaves - 1 bunch
Tamarind pulp -1 cup
Turmeric powder - small amount
Salt - to taste

Preparation:
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1) Fry kadalai paruppu, ulundhu. vendhyam, pepper and red chilly with little oil in a pan
2) Grind the fried items except chillies into rough powder. make rough powder of chillies using hand
3) Add oil, kadugu, kayam, kadalai paruppu, ulundhu, kadalai, curry leaves and fry in a separate pan
4) Add turmeric powder, salt, grinded powder and tamarind pulp to the pan. Bring this to boil.
5) Take cooked rice, add required amount of above puliyotharai mix and mix well. Puliyotharai is ready. serve hot with pori kadalai thovaiyal and boiled egg

Addition:
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Adds extra taste by adding fried Ellu and cashew nuts to the mixture.