Madhurai Style Salna

I made this salna vegetarian but if you prefer you can add chicken or mutton.For chicken flavour without chicken add Chicken Bouillon.

Ingredients :

Saute and Ground :

Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch

Cashew - 3

Fennel Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 medium roughly chopped

Tomato - 1 medium roughly chopped

Ginger - 1 inch

Garlic - 5 Cloves

Turmeric Pd - 1/2 tsp

Chilly pd - 1 /2 tsp

Coriander Pd - 1/2 tbsp

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Mint - 5 to 10 leaves

Coriander - 1/2 handful

Saute all the above with a tsp of oil by Sauteeing at spices first ,then the vegetables and the spice powder and finally add coconut and give a mix and Saute for 1 min (dont need to saute coconut ) and ground it to a fine smooth paste by adding some water.

For Sauteeing :

Oil - 1 to 3 tsp

Onion - 1 medium sliced

Tomato - 1/2 medium sliced

Chicken Bouillon - 2 tsp

Curry leaf - 1 sprig

Turmeric Pd - 1 tsp

Salt - as needed

Method :

Take a pan add oil and add onion and curry leaf and then add turmeric pd and tomato and saute till the tomatoes are mashed up and once they are sauteed add the ground Masala,Chicken Bouillon,salt and add 3 cups of water (salna is a thin gravy so add lot of water) and let it boil on high flame till oil separates out and floats in top and gravy is blended.