Garlic Sambar

Ingredients

• • Garlic - 3 cloves
• • Onions (small) - ½ cup
• • Tamarind extract (thick) - 5 tablespoons
• • Dhania powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Jaggery - as required (optional)
• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Fenugreek - ½ teaspoon
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch
• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Ingredients For Grinding Coarsely

• • Onions (big) - 2
• • Tomatoes - 3

Ingredients For Frying And Grinding Together Coarsely

• • Black pepper - 3 teaspoons

Method

• 1. Heat oil and season with mustard seeds, fenugreek, asafoetida and curry leaves.
• 2. Add garlic and fry till colour is changed.
• 3. Mix peeled small onions and fry for few minutes.
• 4. Add ground paste and coarsely powdered pepper.
• 5. Keep frying for few more minutes.
• 6. Pour tamarind extract, salt and dhania powder, with enough water.
• 7. Boil till oil floats on top. (For nearly 30 to 45 minutes)