Thani koottu as special dish

 We  prepare this "thani koottu " during the sumangali praarthanai "days , a special dish  , special taste  it  has .:
Thani koottu
One Gooseberry size Tamarind
Same amount of Jaggery
Scarped coconut from half Coconut
Two tbs Channa dal
Two Tbs of Dhania seeds
Ten Red Chillies
Salt to taste
To Temper
• Two tbs coconut oil 
 Two tbs  ghee
• One tsp Mustard seeds
• Few Curry Leaves
• One fourth tsp of Asafoetida
• One tbs Channa dal

How to
• Heat one tsp of coconut oil and roast channa dal,chillies and dhania seeds.
• When the dal gets brown add the scraped coconut and switch off the stove.
• Cool the ingredients and powder or grind to a coarse mixture. as paste
• Soak Tamarind in hot water for half an hour.Extract a thick pulp three times.
• Heat oil in a pan crackle mustard seeds,add channa dal,curry leaves and asafoetida.
• Add the tamarind water,turmeric powder and salt and boil till the raw smell goes.
• Add the ground paste and powdered jaggery allow  to cook , slowly add  ghee , coconut oil  and let it thicken.
• Boil any vegetable like i have mentioned in the (first paragraph) with turmeric powder and salt and take a portion of the kootu and mix well.
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