Spring Onion and Tomato curry

I caught hold of a bunch of Spring onions also referred to as Scallions in USA when i visited the farmers market yesterday. In India, tradionally spring onions are used to garnish fried rice or vegetable noodles, little did i know that i could toss up this mildly flavored onions with tomatoes to make a delectable and simple curry. Here goes my recipe!

Ingredients:

• 2 Bunches of Spring Onions
• Tomato
• Turmeric powder
• Sambar or Curry powder
• Salt
• Mustard seeds
• Jeera
• Tamarind
• 3-4 small green chilles
• Coriander

Recipe:

1. Finely chop spring onions, tomato and green chillies.
2. Soak gooseberry sized tamarind in hot water.
3. Heat oil in tava and add mustard seeds &jeera
4. Allow the mustard seeds to splutter and add the chopped spring onions and green chillies.
5. Fry the onions for about 5 mts and add tomatoes.
6. When the spring onions and tomatoes are partially cooked add a pinch of turmeric,salt and sambar powder.
7. Now add the squeezed tamarind water and allow the mixture to cook till the curry thickens.
8. Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.
9. Enjoy the curry with chappathis or rice.

North Indian twist:

You could grate ginger and garlic pod before adding the spring onions and replace sambar powder with garam masala powder. This gives the curry a typical north indian flavor.