Sambar Onion Pickle – Indian Onion Pickle

I always fancy making pickles at home. My all time favourite is Mango Pickle. A couple of weeks back I happened to buy a whole bunch of sambar onions. Yes, this is the first time I am seeing them tied up like this. See the picture below. Was so excited and bought a whole bunch. So now u know the reason for this Sambar Onion Pickle. It is a totally lip-smacking pickle to go with curd rice. I am glad I made use of it fully in about 2 weeks time without wasting any. 🙂 Do check my other pickle recipes HERE.

Now to the recipe..

[Preparation Time-15 mins : Cooking Time- 15 mins ]

Sambar Onion Pickle Ingredients:

• Sambar Onion – 2 cups (chopped)
• Gingely Oil – 1/4 cup
• Mustard – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – a generous pinch
• Salt – as needed
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Tamarind paste – 1/2 tsp
• Roasted fenugreek powder – 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Peel and chop the sambar onions finely. Heat a pan with oil and temper with mustard seeds and asafoetida.

• Add the chopped onions and saute. It should become transparent and shrink in volume.

• Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder & tamarind paste. Mix well so that all the raw smell goes off and the pickle gets a togetherness. Finally add roasted fenugreek powder and mix well. Switch off the flame.

Thats it! Lip-smacking Sambar Onion Pickle is ready!

Allow it to cool down completely and store it in a container.

Tips:

1. U can add a tbsp of jaggery finally for a sweet and spicy pickle.
2. I have used gingely oil as it gives a nice flavour. It also acts a preservative along with roasted fenugreek powder.
3. For fenugreek powder – dry roast 1 or 2 tbsp of fenugreek in low flame until u get a nice aroma. Grind it and use a tsp for this Sambar Onion Pickle. U can use this for making any pickle.

– By Sundari Nathan