Dear friends, Special recipe-Vatha Kozhambu from Shantha Radhakrishnan of Madurai, South India, for you to make a tasty Onion Sambhar in a few minutes. Please try and send your feedback to eearkay@satyam.net.in

Vatha Kozhambu -- Madurai Special

Ingredients
1. Tamarind ... Medium lemon size.
2. Fenugreek ... 1/4 tsp
3. Mustard ... 1/4 tsp
4. Urad dhal ... 1tsp
5. Toor dhal ... 1 tsp
6. Bengal gram ... 1 tsp
7. Onion (big) chopped ... 1 no
8. Tomatoe -- chopped ... 1 no
9, Garlic ... 4 cloves
10. Red chilly ... 1 no
11. Chilly powder ... 2 tsp
12.Dhaniya powder ... 4 tsp
13. Curry leaves ... 1 stalk

 

Method:

1. Make an extract of tamarind and add curry leaves.
2. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard, fenugreek, urad dhal, toor dhal and bengal gram and after it splatters --
3. Add garlic, onion, saute it and add chilly powder, dhaniya powder and saute it further.
4. Add the tamarind extract to this after a good aroma emanates, add the coirander leaves and a little curry leaves. Remove from the stove.

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