ONION TAMARIND GRAVY

Hi all, this recipe is fresh from my mother's kitchen, she had made it today and we all loved it. Very easy to make, its a multi purpose dish which could be used as a side dish or something that could be eaten mixed with rice. Its called

ONION TAMARIND GRAVY ( Onion Pulikachal)

INGREDIENTS

ONION : 1 Large Chopped into small pieces

GREEN CHILLI: 2 slit

TAMARIND : Quarter sized (25 cents) soaked in water. Squeeze the tamarind and use the juice after removing the tamarind pulp : 1 1/2 to 2 cups Tamarind juice

TURMERIC POWDER : 1/8th tsp

OIL : 1 TBSP

MUSTARD SEEDS : 1/2 Tsp

FENUGREEK SEEDS : 1/2 TSP

RED CHILLI : 2 Medium

SALT as required

JAGGERY if needed : 1/2 Tsp

Onion Tamarind Gravy

MAKING

Take a pan, add oil, once heated, add in the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, Red Chilli. Once the Mustard seeds splutters, add the chopped onion, slit green chilli's with turmeric powder. Fry the onions in oil for about 3-4 minutes until the onions are soft. Pour in the Tamarind juice and cook the onions in the juice until the gravy becomes thicker and the onions are fully cooked.

That's it, delicious Onion-Tamarind gravy is ready. You can mix it with rice and eat it as it is or use it as a side dish.

VARIATIONS/TIPS

You could add a bit of Jaggery to add a bit of sweetness in case the tamarind gravy is a bit tangy.