Obattu Saru

Holige Saru/ Obattu Saru 

Ingredients:
1 Onion sliced
2-3 Garlic cloves
1 spoon Turmeric powder
8 Red Chillis (Byadgi)
1/4 cup Dry Coconut grated
1 Orange size Tamarind
1 spoon Jaggery
Curry Leaves
Asafoetida
1/2 spoon Mustard seeds
 Salt
Oil

Masala Powder:
2 spoons Coriander seeds
2 spoons Jeera/ Cumin seeds
2 spoons Khus khus
2 Clove
1 inch Cinnamon
1 Cardomom

Method:
Water is drained from cooked dal when we prepare puranpoli/ obattu, obattu saru is prepared from that water.
Soak tamarind in water for 1 hour.
First in a pan dry roast all the ingredients for masala powder on a low flame and blend it in a mixer jar to a fine powder.
Put 1/2 spoon oil in a pan and roast onions, garlic and dry coconut on a low flame for 1 minute and turn off the flame.
Make a fine paste of onions, garlic and dry coconut. 
Cook dal water/ bele kattu, tamarind, jaggery and salt until it starts boiling.
 Add onion paste, masala powder to obattu saru and cook until it starts boiling.
Lastly for seasoning, add 2 spoons oil in a tadka pan, put mustard seeds, curry leaves and pinch of asafoetida.
Obattu Saru is ready to serve with rice.


Note:

You can arrange in a plate all the spices to roast and grind. 
Mesaurment given above is for 1 cup toor dal, 1 cup Channa Dal and 1 1/2 cup Jaggery.