Pulikachal - A Tamarind Delicacy

Ingredients
Ginger 2 " in length chopped into small pieces Tamarind (Pulli) Big Lemon size Jaggery 2 * small lemon size Turmeric 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp Urd Dal 1/4 tsp Oil 4 tsp Asofoetida 1/4 tsp Green Chilli 4 -6 Slit into 2 halves . (Depending upon hotness)
How to make Pulikachal??
Add Tamarind to 2 glasses of warm water. Once it softens , squeeze out the tamarind juice properly. Pour the oil in a kadai. Once it gets hot, add the seasoning ingredients ( Mustard seeds , urd dal , Asofoetida , Turmeric powder). Once the mustard seeds splutter , add ginger and green chillies.
Fry all for about 2 min. Now add the squeezed tamarind juice and salt to the above fried ingredients. Once quantity of tamarind water added becomes half , add jaggery & again 1 glass of water.
Allow it boil again. Now when the quantity is partially reduced , remove the Pulikachal from the gas. Pulikachal is now ready to be served with Molagutal.