Small Onion / Shallots Thokku

 

Ingredients:

Small onion  - 175 g

Dry Red Chilly - 8

Tamrind - 1/2 Lime size

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Hing - Little

Jaggery - Little

Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Now soak the chillies in hot water.
• Soak tamrind in little hot water.
• Blend onions coarsely and set aside.
• After the desired time, strain water from chillies and add to blender.
• Blend this to fine paste.
• Now remove the dirt from tamrind and add it to blender along with water.
• Add in salt and blend it to fine paste and set aside.
• Now heat oil in pan.
• Add in mustard seeds.
• Once it splutters reduce the flame to medium.
• Add in blended onion paste and saute.
• Add in turmeric powder and hing and mix well.
• Cook well in medium flame for 2-3 mins.
• Add in blended chilly, tamrind paste and mix well.
• Cover and cook in low flame for 10 mins.
• Then add in jaggery and mix well.
• Cover and cook in low flame for 10 more mins.
• This goes good with idly/dosa.
• Stays good for long time.