- Slit and deep fry the green chillies in hot oil. Remove and keep aside. Roast and grind together ingredients for the paste. Soak the tamarind in a cup of water and extract pulp. Heat oil and add the mustard seeds, when crackling add the cloves and the curry leaves. Mix the sauteed onion paste and stir for 3 minutes. Add the salan paste and continue stirring. Pour water at intervals. Add the tamarind pulp and water.Stir for 5 minutes until the gravy resembles the consistency of a sauce. Add the salt and the fried chillies to the hot gravy. Boil the gravy for a minute. Remove and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.