ONION THOKKU

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 big Onion cut in to big pieces.
1/2 cup of Broken Urad Dhal.
5-6 Red Chillies.
Lemon sized Tamarind.
Salt to taste.
Oil.

METHOD
In a kadai, add 2 sp of oil, and then the chopped onions. Add a little turmeric, saute well and set aside to cool.
In the same kadai, add a spoon of oil and fry the Urad dhal, red chillies and tamarind. Set aside to cool .
Add the roasted spices to a mixer. Now add the sauteed onions also to the ground powder and pulse well to get a near smooth paste.
Use the kadai and a couple spoons of oil and add the ground onion paste, salt and saute it well. it will leave oil in the sides. This not only compounds the flavour but also helps in preserving the thokku for a long time.
Serve with Curd Rice , Idlis or Dosa..