This can be mixed with rice and eaten. It is a great reliever for cough, rheumatic pains, Pitham ( I don't know the english word for this. This is a tamil word ) etc.

Ingredients:

• Ginger - 50g
• Tamarind - Size of lemon
• Grated cocunut - 3 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Small onion - 10
• Chilli powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida powder - little
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Gingelly oil - 2 tsp
• Salt - As per taste

Method:

1. Remove the skin of ginger and cut to small pieces.

2. Heat gingelly oil in a pan and fry the ginger.

3. Grind together tamarind, coconut, cumin seeds and small onion to a fine paste.

4. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and asafoetida powder to the grinded paste and mix it well.

5. Heat gingelly oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.

6. When mustard seeds sputters out, add fenugreek seeds , curry leaves and fry.

7. Add the needed water an salt to the kuzhambu.

8. When it becomes thick remove it from the stove.