ONION SAMBAR

Ingredients:

1 cup small round shallots
1 tbs tamarind paste

½ cup toor dal soaked
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 red tomato chopped
1 green chillie slit
2 garlic pips
Salt to taste

To roast in 1 tsp oil and grind to paste:
7 dry red chillies
3 tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp channa dal
¼ tsp asafoetida powder
1 sprig curry leaves
4 peeled shallots

To Season:
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 dry red chillie broken
2 tsp oil

Little coriander leaves chopped.

Method:
Cook the toor dal with the cut tomatoes, green chillie,
turmeric powder , garlic pips and salt. Keep aside.

Heat a pot with the oil, add in all the seasonings,
one by one and sauté for a minute.

Add in the peeled whole small shallots.
Sauté till the colour changes.
Add in 3 cups of water with the tamarind paste.
Mix well and allow it to cook for a minute.

Add in the cooked toor dal with the ground paste.
Add more water if needed.
Boil and simmer till the desired consistency is reached.
Remove and garnish with the cut coriander leaves.