Method
- Mix drained dal water & oliga poornam.
- Make 1/2 litre by adding required amount of water.
- Add tamarind paste & salt and keep aside.
- Heat 2 tsp of oil, add jeera, pepper corn methi seeds, cloves of garlic, chopped onion and curry leaves.
- Fry till onion turns translucent & seeds become light brown.
- Remove from fire and make a course paste in mixer.
- Add this paste, red chilli powder and haldi to above dal water.
- Heat remaining oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, hing & red chilli and fry for a sec.
- Pour the prepared dal water into kadai .
- Allow it to start boiling for a min.
- Remove from fire, sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve with hot plain rice and papad.
Note: Please refer my oliga preparation for oliga
Ingredients:
1 - big lemon size poornam (toovar dal, jaggary paste)
1 & 1/2 tsp - thick tamarind paste
1/2 tsp - jeera
10 - methi seeds
1 tbsp - chopped onion
4 - cloves garlic
1/2 tsp - red chilli powder
8 - pepper corns
10 - curry leaves
1/2 tbsp - chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tbsp - oil
a few drops of ghee for tempering (optional)
1/4 tsp - mustard seeds
hing/asafoetida, a pinch (optional)
1 - red chilli
salt