Maavadu

Ingredients needed :

• 1 Kg  mavadu
• 1 cup rock salt (kal uppu)
• Castor oil - little
• Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp.
• Dried red chilies  - 20
• Turmeric powder

Method :

keep mustard seeds + chillies in sunlight and then powder it well

First clean the mavadu in water and with a towel pat dry it well ...apply castor oil in your hand well and spread it well on Mavadu (thadivu vidavum mavadu mela )

Grind rock salt in mixie just a second will do ....no need to powder ....now add rock salt + turmeric to mavadu and shake it well ..now add the chilli + mustard powder and mix it well .... and keep shaking it daily once or twice for 2 days ....

then keep it in fridge and once it starts to shrink well ..it is ready to use. 

 

Goes excellent with curd rice