small onion sambar(vengaya sambar)

small onion sambar(vengaya sambar)

You will require

• One cup of Tur dhal    
• Gooseberry size ball of Tamarind
• One cup of peeled small Onions
• 2 to 3tsp of Salt
• Gingelly oil for Seasoning and Roasting
• One tsp of Jaggery
• 1/4tsp of Turmeric powder
• few Curry Leaves
• One tbs of Coriander Leaves

Roast and Grind

• One Tbs of Channa dal   
• One Tbs of Coriander seeds   
• Eight nos of Red chillies            
• Two Tbs of Scraped coconut 

season with

• One Tbs of Gingelly oil
• One tsp of mustard seeds

How to make it

1. Wash and pressure cook the tur dhal with turmeric powder.
2. Soak tamarind in hot water for an hour and extract the pulp.
3. Fry the ingredients for masala in gingelly oil,cool and grind into a paste.
4. Heat a thick bottomed vessel add gingelly oil and add mustard seeds to it when it crackles add the onions and fry until it is slightly brown and add the tamarind water to it allow it to boil for few minutes and add the ground paste and the boiled dhal and jaggery.if it is thick add a little water and bring it to desired consistency.
5. Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
6. If you are making large quantity you can add radish,capsicum,carrot and tomato along with onions