Menti Mirapakaya pulusu

This menthi & mirapakayala pulusu is nothing but Menthi seeds and dry red mirchi by adding  tamarind paste, onion etc. It is very easy preparation but takes little while to cook. Normally this dish is famous in Andhra Pradesh.

Ingredients

• Small onions (samber onions)                1/4 kg
• Menthi seeds                                        1/4 tsp
• Mustard                                                1/4 tsp
• Dry red mirchi                                       10 break into pieces
• Tamarind paste                                     2 tbsp
• Jaggery powder                                    2 tbsps
• Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves
• Oil                                                        2tsps

1. Peel out the skin of the onion and kept aside
2. Take a bowl or pan, add oil and heat it on medium flame
3. Then add mustard seeds, menthi seeds, dry red mirchi and let it fry
4. Add tamarand paste, turmaric powder, jaggery, salt and curry leaves to it
5. Pour 1/2 glass of water
6. Add small onions to it
7. Cook it for some time till onion becomes soft and gravy becomes little thick to serve

Serve the dish with hot hot rice, mudda pappu and ghee.

Note:
You can prepare it with regular onion cut into pieces if small onion are not available.