Tambuli.. a Desi dish

Tell me, have you really heard this dish name?! Mostly no. That is good, you get to know something new
I too heard this dish name from a friend and had no clue if it mean something. Just to ensure it doesn't mean something bad  I went to http://www.dictionary.com  & searched for its meaning.:) Fortunately it means nothing. It asked me "Do you mean Tambala?" How smart ? :)

But Google was a lot smarter, the moment I searched it threw up 6380 results for "tambuli recipe".  Be assured folks, all are fake. This is the one and only original recipe :)

What does it matter where knowledge comes from? :) just take it. Besides Google is so common place and Princess Kitchen is a special place. Who wants to be in a common place when you can be with the princess in her palace. Right?! :)

The thing to remember is, this is a damn healthy and tasty dish. At least when I make it :)

The ingredients are not too uncommon. The only special thing is Vaali leaf. Look at the picture below, its so beautiful.. greeen and round :)

Start Cooking...........


Ingredients:

(For those who don't know English, the corresponding French word is in the brackets)

1. Vaali leaves( Basale soppu in Kannada) - (Feuille de Vaali)
2. Curd (Caille)
3. Chillies (Le Poivre)
4. Coconut (grated-3 spoons) - (Coco)
5. Ginger (Gingembre)
6. Cumin seeds (Graines de Cumin)
7. Mustard seeds (Graines de Moutarde)
8. Oil (1 spoon) (Huile)
9. Curry leaves (Feuille de Curry)
10. Salt (Sel)
11. Asafoetida (also known as Hing, as in "Martina Hingis" :) ) 
12. Chopped spring onions (Ciboule)

Cooking:

1. Sort the nicely washed Vaali leaves in oil till they become soft and shrink.
2. Fry chillies in a spoon of oil.
3. Grind fried chillies+ginger+grated coconut+cumin seeds. 
4. Add sorted Vaali leaves and curd at the end and grind a little
5. Take a pan & add Oil, Mustard seeds, Curry leaves and Asafoetida to it
6. Let it cool and take it in a bowl.
7. Add the ground mixture to it along with little water and salt.
8. Garnish with spring onions and serve with rice.

There you go :) You just added another feather in your handsome cooking cap.. Bravo Master Chef!! :)