Onion Sambar

Onion sambar is very easy to make and typical combo with Idlis, Bonda, Rava Idlis.

 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Toor dal
• 5-6 Small Red onion (chopped int half)
• 1 tsp Tamarind pulp
• Jaggery to taste
• 1 tsp Samabar powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
• Few curry leaves
• A pinch of Asafetida / Hing
• Few Coriander leaves
• 2-3 tsp Oil
• Salt to taste.

Method:

          Pressure cook the dal with turmeric and set it a side. Heat the sauce pan with oil, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds , let them splutter. Add curry leaves, dry chilies, onion and fry till the onion turn soft and light brwon color. Low the flame and add tamarind pulp, red chili powder, hing, sambar powder and stir for few minutes. Add cooked dal ,salt, jaggery and cook till it comes to boil. Add coriander leaves at the end.

Serve with Rava Idli.

Onion sambar recipe goes to Priya's Healing food onion event which was started bySiri