Onion Thokku #1

 

Ingredients:

Big Onion - 2

Garlic - 3

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp + 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilly - 3

Tamrind - small piece

Curry Leaves - a sprig

Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and add channa dal, mustard seeds.
• Transfer to plate.
• To the same pan add chilly and saute and transfer to plate.
• Add little oil and add onion and saute for a while.
• Transfer to plate.
• Let this cool.
• Add tamrind, salt and water and blend to fine paste.
• Heat oil in pan add mustard seeds, curryleaves.
• Add blended paste and cook in low flame for 2 mins.
• Serve hot with idly/dosa.