Inji Curry
- Ginger – 100 gm
- Tamarind – size of a small lime
Chilly powder – 2 tsp
Coriander powder – 3 tsp
Jaggery – size of a gooseberry - Mustard – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves
- Salt
- Fenugreek powder – 1 tsp
- Coconut oil
Cut the cleaned ginger in round slices. Fry them in coconut oil. Crush the fried ginger using a mortar and pestle. Add 1 tbsp of water to tamarind and make a pulp. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, jaggery and salt. Mix well and add crushed ginger too. Add 1/2cup of water to this and mix well.
Heat some more oil in the same pan in which you fried ginger and splutter mustard. Add curry leaves and the tamarind, jaggery & ginger mixture. Let it boil till it becomes thick. Add fenugreek powder & mix. Remove from fire.
Notes: The above qty serves 2-3 people. Once it is cooled completely, you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a week or so.
Recipe source: Vanitha magazine
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can i make this with dry ginger powder………probably if i roast the ginger with oil and make it…….i dont have access to fresh ginger before onam
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Maria
Reply: on September 1st, 2009 at 6:27 pmHi priya
I’ve made this only with fresh ginger. however as you’ve written if you roast the dry giger powder first and then mix it with tamarind pulp, it might work :) Its sad that you dont have access to fresh ginger :(, anyways
hope it comes out well…
Happy onam to you and your family!
Cheers
Maria
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i made inji curry with the dry ginger and it did come out lovely….my true mallu hubby said it was smelling wonderful as i was making it….and he also said that it tasted wonderful….the recipe for inji curry i have is almost similiar except that there is coconut in it and no jaggery
happy onam to you and ur family too…hope you have a wonderful time
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i stay in cairo and there are not mny indians or asians around the place i stay….so i have to go to a supermarket or mall where there are lots of indians and thats where i get fresh ginger……the shops around my apartment do not keep fresh ginger….and its also quite expensive around here
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Maria
Reply: on September 5th, 2009 at 11:21 amHi Priya
Hope you had a wonderful Onam!! Happy to know that Inji curry came out well, that too with dry ginger :)
We had been to Cairo four years back. It reminded me of Bombay :) Anyways, I didnt know that its difficult to get Indian stuff there.
Cheers
Maria
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Hello Maria,
I have tried out this recipe..turned out to be one of the best dishes I have made during xmas lent:)
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Thanks a lot. I was in search of this recipe which my grandmothers makes the same way. delicious.
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Maria
Reply: on April 17th, 2010 at 8:34 pmJaya, thank you so much :)
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It’s the first time i visited your website, I would like to remind you that it would be best if you could put the recipes truely well in English term as European people nowadays enjoy indian cooking, like me I wanted to try your recipe but I don’t know what “”ada”" mean and it put me off . no offence meant .thank you
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Maria
Reply: on July 28th, 2010 at 8:06 pmHi Rashida,
Thanks for sharing your feedback.
I usually try my best to give the english name of the ingredients. However for certain ingredients I’m not very sure/cant find the appropriate English term for the same and hence I tend to leave it in Malayalam itself.
Hope you find some interesting recipes here and try it out too. Your feedback is always welcome.
Cheers
Maria
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ramya
Reply: on August 26th, 2010 at 8:48 am@Maria, hii Maria..
thanks a lot for all ur Onam recipes..i made Avival,Inji curry,Parippu curry,Carrot and beans thoran,Pavaka pachadi and ada pradhaman..everything came out well…tasty and yummy :)got good comments..the credit goes to mariasmenu..
we had a good onam with family and friends
thank u..God bless u
ramya
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Maria
Reply: on August 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pmHi Ramya,
WOW!! You almost made the entire veggie recipes from here, thanks a ton dear :) I’m really happy that you liked all the recipes.
Thanks for the wishes too…
Cheers
Maria