Summa-Kulambu

Ingredients
Items	Qnty	Comments
Onion	1 small onion	(tamil:vengayam if you get chinna vengayam – 6 that would be the best for this recipe.)
Tomato	1 small tomato	(tamil:thakkali)
Garlic	3 flakes	(tamil:vellai poondu)
Green Curry Leaves	5 leaves	(tamil:karuvepilai)
Corriander	2 sprigs	(tamil:kothamalli)
Fennel seeds	½ teaspoon	(tamil:sombu)
Fenugreek or Methi Seeds	½ teaspoon	(tamil:vendayam)
Chilly powder	¾ teaspoon	(tamil:milagai thool)
Dhania powder	½ teaspoon	(tamil:malli thool)
Tamarind	About the size of a lemon or 1 tablespoon thick paste	(tamil:puli)
Turmeric powder	¼ teaspoon	(tamil: manjal thool)
Salt	3/4 teaspoon	Or as required
Oil	5 teaspoons	For frying

Method

1. Finely cut the onion and tomato.

2. Garlic can be cut into 2 halves.

3. Soak the tamarind in water and keep it aside.After some time make it into a thick paste and strain it.Add 1 cup of water to it.

4. Heat 2 spoons of oil in a tawa.Add the fennel seeds,methi seeds,curry leaves.

5. After it splutters add the cut garlic,onion and tomato and sauté well.

6. Put the chilly turmeric powder,chilly powder,dhania powder and sauté well.

7. After 2 minutes pour the tamarind juice and add salt and stir well.

8. Close the lid and allow it to boil.

9. After 10 minutes it gets quiet thick and little oil floats on top.

10. Add chopped coriander leaves and boli for a minute.

11. Transfer to a serving dish.

· This is a very simple and easy recipe that comes in handy when you have no vegetables at home to make sambhar or other gravies for rice.

· The good combination for this item would be papad or egg scramble.

· Can be altered for rasam – just a change of taste.

· Can be served hot with white rice.