Onam 2023: Sadhya Is Incomplete Without This Inji Curry; Recipe Inside 

By Bornika Das

August 24, 2023

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Kerala is celebrating their harvest festival Onam. It is a 10-day long festival which began on August 20 and will continue till August 31. On the 10th day, Malayali celebrates the day with Onam Sadhya which contains more than 20 dishes. One of the dishes among them is inji (ginger) curry. To know the recipe, read more:

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Ingredients

100 gms Ginger Small lime size Tamarind 2 tsp Chilly powder 3 tsp Coriander powder Gooseberry size Jaggery 1 tsp Mustard Curry leaves Salt 1/4 tsp Fenugreek powder Coconut oil 

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Step 1

Cut the cleaned ginger in round slices. Fry them in coconut oil, till it's golden brown.

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Step 2 

Crush the fried ginger using a mortar and pestle. 

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Step 3 

Add 2 tbsp of water to tamarind and make a pulp. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, jaggery and salt. Mix well.

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Step 4 

Add crushed ginger and 1/2cup of water to this and mix well. 

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Step 5 

Heat oil in the same pan (you can use the remaining oil) in which you fried ginger and splutter mustard. Add curry leaves and the tamarind, jaggery & ginger mixture. Let it boil till it becomes thick, around 8 – 10 mins. Add fenugreek powder & mix. Remove from fire.

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