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Mani - A Traditional Sweet 'n Sour Delight

mani- sweet sour Recently, I visited Dinanagar, my friend's place. Dinanagar is a small town in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. The place is close to some hilly parts of Himachal Pradesh. This means the recipes of hill dwellers have fused with those of the bordering Punjab districts. So my friend introduced me to a pahari (hill) recipe, which is both sweet & sour. The tangy gravy makes a delightful accompaniment with rice and even roti. I enjoyed it today with rice, roti, and shalgam-aloo bharta . Without much ado, let's go to the recipe. I have altered the recipe a bit. Ingredients 8-10 imli (tamarind) pieces 1 tbsp sugar (or more if you want) 2 tbsp- besan (gram flour) 1/2 tsp- fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1 tbsp- mustard oil salt, turmeric kasuri methi (optional) coriander leaves (optional) Process Boil imil in 2 cups of water. Take a vessel. Add oil. Put methi dana. Next add besan. In the authentic version, they do not roast besan, rather, m