Ingredients

• Tentils / Toor dal [OR] Channa dal / Bengal gram - 200 g
• Red Chilli - 2
• Onion [chopped] - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves and Coriander - 1 tbsp each
• Oil - for frying
• Salt - to taste
• Tomato - 2 [cut into few pieces]
• Onion - 1 [cut into pieces]
• Garlic - 8 [cut each piece into two]
• Ginger - a small piece
• Tarmarind Paste - 1 tsp
• Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
• Aniseed- 1tsp
• Salt - as per taste

How to Make Kola Oorundai Kulambu

• Soak the dal in water for 1 hour. Then add salt, ginger and red chilli and grind in a mixer. Mix the Chopped onions, curry leaves, coriander and make it into small ball. Then fry all these small balls in oil and keep it aside.
• Now, put 1 spoon of oil and add aniseed. Then add onion, tomato, garlic and fry for a while. Then add the tamarind water (tamarind paste + 2 cups of water), salt and sambar powder.
• When all these boils just add the fried balls in this and let it boil for another 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves. Kola oorundai kolambu is ready to serve.