Vellarikka theeyal/Cucumber theeyal

Another recipe from my mom. This is meant to have with rice. But i like to have with dosa/idly too….

Ingredients:

Cucumber	1(small)/ 2 cups(cube shape)
Green chilly	2(medium)
Tamarind	1 gooseberry size(soak in water and extract the juice)
Salt	to taste
Turmeric Powder	1/4 tspoon

for grinding:

Grated Coconut	1/2 cup
Small onion	2(skin peeled)
Chilly Powder	1/2 tspoon
Turmeric Powder	1/2 tspoon
Water	1/4 cup

for tempering:

Oil	2 tspoon
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Dry red chilly	2
Onion	1(finely chopped)
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Preparation:

(1) Peel the skin of cucumber and chop into cubes.  Also chop green chillies. Add both to a vessel with salt and turmeric powder. Boil the pieces by adding water (add more water so that you can use the remaining to make gravy). Once it starts boiling pour little tamarind juice. Close the vessel with a lid.

(2) Mean while grind the ingredients shown under "for grinding" heading with water and make a smooth paste.

(3) Once the pieces are boiled switch off the stove and pour ground paste into it. Add more water if you want. Also add tamarind juice and salt to you taste. 

Heat a pan and temper with the ingredients shown under "for tempering" heading. Pour the curry to it and let it heat.

(5) Dont allow to boil. Switch off the stove when small bubbles starts coming. Your vellarikka theeyal is ready.

Have it with your rice/dosa/idly….