Panchamrut/ Kayras

Panchamrut or Kayras is a typical variety of side dish in Maharashtrian and North karnataka family. On any festival day it was a compulsory with chutney in early days. It tastes awesome because of it's khatta mitha taste. I even like to eat kayras with dosa.

Ingredients

Tamarind - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Peanut - 1/4 cup
Danyacha Kut (roasted peanut powder) - 1/4 cup
sliced dry coconut - 1/4 cup
Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
Goda Masala/ Masala pudi - 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste.

For tempering
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 7-8
Chopped Green chilies - 5-6
Asafetida - 1/4 teaspoon


ProcedureSoak tamarind in water for 1 hour. Squeeze and take out the pulp. Roast sesame, thin coconut slices and peanuts one by one without oil till they slightly turn to brown. Heat a kadai and make tempering with given ingredients. Now add sesame seeds and peanuts saute it. Then add tamarind pulp, jaggery, goda masala/ masala pudi, salt and mix well. If require you can add little water into it. Boil for 5-6 minutes. Now add peanut powder and sliced coconut. And again boil for 1 minute. It's consistency should not be very thick or very watery. Cool it and serve either with roti or with any variety of Dosa. You can store it in a fridge for 10 days. Just try it… it is too good.


This goes to Jagruti's CMT-Chutney Event