Small onions and garlic curry recipe for rice

1 h 15 min

Chinna vengayam poondu puli Kuzhambu recipe

1 h 15 min4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup small onions
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 2 medium tomato (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp sambar powder
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 cup small onions
  • 1/4 cup garlic
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 cup tamarind water
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dry roast sesame, fenugreek and cumin seeds until sesame seeds pop. Grind it to a coarse powder.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a pan and fry onions and curry leaves until pink and add tomatoes to it.

  3. 3

    Fry until tomatoes are mushy. Add coriander powder, chilli powder and sambar powder. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Cool and grind this to a fine paste.

  5. 5

    Heat oil in the same pan. crackle mustard seeds. Add small onions, garlic, curry leaves. Fry till slightly roasted.

  6. 6

    Goes in the prepared masala paste and fry until moisture leaves.

  7. 7

    Add tamarind water, turmeric powder, salt.

  8. 8

    Mix well, close and cook on the medium heat until the oil leaves.

  9. 9

    Open, add water to bring it to a thin consistency together with the roasted spice powder. Mix well and give it a boil.

  10. 10

    Put off and serve hot with rice and stir fry.

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