Tamarind curry

चिंचेचे सार
My mom used to make this sweet n sour (आम्बट गोड) curry.A fast recipe. I call it 'zatpat saar. This saar is watery and not thick.

Ingredients
2 tsp tamarind paste or चिंच soaked in water (चिंचेचा कोळ)
2 tsp jaggery (गूळ )
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chili powder

To be ground in paste
2-3 tbl sp freshly grated coconut
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp rice flour
Tempering
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp asafoetida
4-5 curry leaves

Method

• Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 minutes. Mash it well and squeeze juice/pulp out of it.Add 1/2 cup more water if required. Keep it aside.
• Grind coconut with cumin seeds in a grinder finely.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add tempering ingredients. As they sizzle,add tamarind juice over it.Add jaggery and salt as per taste. Let it boil.
• Simmer the flame and add ground paste.Stir well.
• Take off the heat after a minute.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.