VENGKAYA THOKKU [ONION THOKKU]

Ingredients:

Small onions- 1 cup [grind coarsely without adding water]
Gingelly oil- 1/2 cup
Tamarind- a small lime size
Chilli powder- 1 to 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
Fried fenugreek powder- 1 tsp
asafoetida powder- 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of warm water for an hour and then extract its thick juice. Heat a pan and add the gingelly oil. When the oil becomes hot, add the mustard seeds. When they splutter add the onion with the turmeric powder. Fry it on slow fire until it is cooked well. Add the tamarind extract and mix well. Cook it until the thokku is thickened. Now add the chilli powder, fenugreek powder, asafoetida powder and the salt. Cook on slow fire until the thokku is turned into a dark red colour and the oil floats on top.