Menaskai – Sweet and Spicy gravy

Ingredients

1. Chopped vegetables – 1 cups ( bitter gourd or raw mango or pineapple)
2. Shredded coconut – 1 cup
3. Red Chillies – 3 to 4
4. Til / Gingelly – 1 tsp
5. Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
6. Salt – 1 tsp
7. Curry leaves – 5 to 6
8. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
9. Ghee/oil – 2 tsp
10. Jaggery – 1/3 cup

Method

1. Cook chopped vegetables with jaggery, tamarind paste and salt till it becomes tender
2. Fry gingelly(til) and red chillies with 1 tsp of oil for about a minute
3. Add this fried mix to shredded coconut and grind to smooth paste with little water
4. Add this paste to the cooked vegetables and mix
5. Garnish with fried mustard and curry leaves