Vatha Kuzhambu

I was telling Ma that we do not get small onions here so she brought small onions with her this time. And that too peeled!!! She made some yummy onion sambar one day. Then the other day she made vatha kuzhambu with it. I love vatha kuzhambu but K does not like it so I do not make it often. Now that Ma and Pa are here, I can have vatha kuzhambu every day.

Vatha Kuzhambu

1/ 3 cup small onions, peeled
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp sambar powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp sesame oil
salt
small piece of jaggery (optional)

Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal and mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutter, add curry leaves, turmeric powder and sambar powder. Fry for few seconds, then add onions. Fry for a minute. Add tamarind paste, salt, jaggery and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. If very watery, mix 2 tsps rice flour with little water and add to the kuzhambu. Simmer till you get the desired thickness. Serve hot with rice.