PuliSaaru Recipe / Vendhaya Rasam - Fenugreek Onion Rasam

This saaru( a kind of rasam) tastes excellent with plain rice.When i was pregnant , during the first three months,i didn’t like to eat sambar/vatha kuzhambu etc(u all know our taste changes during pregnancy) .On those days, My Mom-in-law used to prepare this for me.I used to have this rasam mixed with plain rice as my food all the time ;)This is my favorite.Very easy to prepare.When u run short of time to prepare lunch,u can do this saaru/Rasam quickly.We call this as "Vendhaya rasam".It tastes different from our usual rasam recipe as i have added onions in this.

Ingredients 

• Tamarind – Small gooseberry size (soak in warm water)
• Big onion – 1 no(finely chopped)
• Green chilly – 4 nos (slit cut)
• Tomato – 1 no (chopped)
• Salt – to taste

To temper

• Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
• Methi seeds/fenugreek – 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal- 1/4 tsp
• Toor dal – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – a sprig
• Asafetida/hing – 1/4 tsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves – to garnish

Method:

• Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice from it.
• Heat a kadai with oil and add methi seeds first.when it starts to pop,add mustard seeds,urad dal,toor dal ,a pinch of asafetida and curry leaves one by one in the same order.
• Now add the chopped onions and saute till they are transparent.
• Now add the tomato,saute and cook for 1 min.Add the tamarind extract with required salt and water.
• Add the remaining hing and boil it for 2-3 mins.
• After removing from fire,add 1/4 cup of water to it.
• Finally,garnish with coriander leaves..

Mix with plain rice and enjoy ur day with Puli saaru!!