Ingredients: papad - urad dal, tamarind - as big as lemon, 1 tablespoon sambar powder, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon horse-powder, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon gram lentils, 1 pinch Asafoetida, 1 dry red chili, 1 curry leaves, 3 teaspoons sesame oil, salt - as per taste, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To make South Indian Papad Curry, dip tamarind in 2 cups of hot water and keep aside. Heat 2 teaspoons of sesame oil in a pan on medium heat, and add mustard seeds and gram and wait for it to crackle. Now add asafoetida, red chili and curry leaves and let it cook for 30-40 seconds. Add chopped papads and fry them in oil. Now add tamarind water, turmeric, horse and salt and cook until the tamarind is raw. Finally add a teaspoon of oil and let it come to a boil, then turn off the gas. South Indian Papad Curry is now ready, serve it with rice and chow chow kootu at dinner.