Onion & Garlic Vatha Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Tamarind – lemon sized ball

Gingerly oil – 4 teaspoons

Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon

Fenugreek seeds – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 10

Sambar powder – 2 ½ teaspoons

Rice flour – 1 teaspoon

Red chillies – 2

Salt – 2 teaspoons

Onion – 1 (finely cut)

Garlic – 10 cloves (cut into halves)

Method:

1. Soak tamarind in water for half hour in 2 glasses of water
2. Squeeze tamarind with hand & filter the water (Throw away the squeezed tamarind)
3. Heat 4 teaspoons of gingerly (sesame) oil in a kadai.
4. Add mustard seeds & allow spluttering.
5. Add fenugreek seeds & wait till they turn golden brown.
6. Add curry leaves, red chillies (break into half).
7. Add onion & garlic pieces & fry for a minute.
8. Add sambar powder & fry until it turns brown in colour.
9. Add tamarind water & allow boiling.
10. Wait until oil separates.
11. Mix rice flour with water to a smooth paste without lumps.
12. Add this to the kuzhambhu.
13. Allow boiling for 5-7 more minutes.
14. Garnish with curry leaves & serve hot with rice.