Shunti Tambli Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp  shredded coconut (fresh/frozen)
•  1 inch ginger (cleaned and skin removed)
•  1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds (roasted lightly in little oil)
•  2-3 green chillies
•  2 cups buttermilk/yogurt/dahi/curd (buttermilk is preferred)
•  salt

For tempering/Tadka/seasoning

• Jeera seeds/cumin seeds
• 2 curry leaves
• Mustard seeds
• 1-2 red chillies cut into bits
• pinch asafetida

Method: 

• Grind the coconut, ginger, green chilli and cumin seeds with little water to a smooth paste. 
• Take a bowl, add buttermilk and salt and mix well. If using yogurt/curd thin it out with little water.
• Add the above prepared coconut paste and add it to the yogurt and mix well.
• Seasoning: Take a small pan and heat oil, add the mustard seeds amd let it splutter. Now add the cumin seeds, asafetida, curry leaves and red chillies. 
• Add this seasoning to the yogurt/buttermilk mixture. Mix well. 
• Drink it as is preferably at the end of the meal or serve with warm rice or with Adai as ISG points out.