Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu

Ingredients 

small onion - 125 gms

Garlic - 50 gms

Tamarind - lemon  size - approximately 40 grams,

Sesame seed oil - 4 tbsp

Turmeric- 1/2 tsp

chilli powder - 1 tsp

corriander powder 2 tsp

Tomato - 2nos

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Fenugreek  seeds- 1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 3nos

curry leaves - 1 spring

Hing - a pinch

Salt as required 

Preparation

Soak tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes.Then extract the juice (around 3 cups) and discard the pulp.

Peel the onions and garlic and cut it into half if it is big.

Heat sesame seed oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves.

Then add garlic and  onions and saute nicely for a few minutes.

Then add the tomatoes ,

Add masala powder, salt and tamarind water and bring it to boil.

Keep it in medium flame and cook till it thickens and oil separates.