Ingredients:
1/2 cup – Small onions (peeled)
medium lemon sized – Tamarind
for frying – Oil
For seasoning:
1 Tbl.sp – Oil
1/4 tsp – Powdered asafoetida
1/4 tsp – Mustard seeds
few – Curry leaves
Grind together:
1 tsp – Black pepper
4 – Red chillies
1 tsp – Thuar dhal
1 tsp – Urad dhal
Fry the above spices in little oil till golden and grind with little fresh curry leaves to coarse paste.
Method:
Peel and slice onions finely.
Soak tamarind in water for 1/2 an hour and squeeze out extract. Strain well.
Heat oil in a frying pan, add seasonings and then onions.
Fry till golden.
Add ground paste and fry for few more minutes.
Pour thick tamarind extract, salt and little water to get gravy consistency.
Boil till oil floats on top.
Serve with idli, dosa or cooked rice.
