Kerala Style Onion sambar Recipe

Ingredients

• Oil-10 to 12 tsp
• Shallot- ½ kg
• Curry leaves-2 sprigs
• Fenugreek seed-1tsp
• Coriander popwder-2tbsp
• Chilli powder-2 tbsp
• Tamarind –small pinch
• Dry red chilli-4 or 5 in nos
• Dal -½ cup
• Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
• Turmeric poiwdert-1/2 tsp
• Salt –to taste

Method

•  Take a pan and add little amount of oil ,then we add grated coconut, shallot ,curry leaves
  and fenugreek seed, roast until they turn golden brown.
• Then we add coriander powder and red chilli powder mix them well with coconut mixture
•  Again we grinded the coconut mixture into smooth paste and keep it in aside.
•  Soak tamarind in water and extract the tamarind juice and keep it aside
•  In a pan, pour the oil and fry the fenugreek seed ,dry red chilli,curry leaves ,asafoetida and
  shallot ,saute for some minutes
•  Then we wash the dal into water and rinse well
•  Then we add the dal into the pan and mix them well with shallots and other ingredients,
  pour some hot water into the pan and cook well.
•  Add small amount of turmeric powder into the pan and mix them well
•  Again we add the coconut grinded past , soak tamarind water and salt into the pan and mix
  it well
•  Cook some minutes and switch off the flame
•  finally, enjoy onion sambar with hot steamed rice.