Chintakaya Pachadi

Ingredients

Chintakaya(Raw Tamarind) - 1 cup

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Red chillies - 20-25

Aavalu (Mustard seeds) - 1.5 tsp

Menthulu(Fenugreek seeds) - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal( split) - 2.5 tsp

Asafoetida- 1/2 tsp

Oil - 4-5 tbsp

Salt - as per requirement

Method 

1. Cut the ends, remove any strings found attached and chop the tender raw tamarind into small pieces.
2. Grind these pieces to a coarse paste in a mixie jar.
3. Add turmeric and salt to this paste.
4. Heat 1 tbsp of oil. Add urad dal, mustard and fenugreek seeds. Once these seeds turn light brown, add chopped red chillies.
5. Keep aside to cool down.
6. Grind the seeds and chillies. Then add the coarse tamarind paste and grind well to blend them together.
7. Heat the remaining oil and add asafoetida.
8. Cool it and add to the ground chutney.
9. Serve with hot rice and raw onion piece.

Notes - 

This stays well only for a week or so. 

Do not reduce the quantity of red chillies as they are required to reduce the sourness of the raw tamarind.