Karnataka Style Easy Obbattu Saaru Recipe – Holige Saaru – Hoorna Saaru

• Dal pooran/Holige pooran – 1/3 cup
• Dal water – 1 cup
• Tamarind – Big gooseberry size
• Red chilli powder – 3/4 tsp (I used Kashmiri red chilli pwd)
• Dhania powder – 1 tsp OR Karnataka rasam powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
• Hing/Asafetida – a pinch
• Green chillies – 2 nos ( slitted)
• Big onion – 1 no ( finely chopped,optional)
• Grated coconut – 2 tbsp 
• Salt & water – as needed

To temper

• Cooking oil or ghee – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Coriander leaves – to garnish

• Take the tamarind extract using 1 cup of water. Mix 1 cup of dal water & 1/3 cup of pooran to it. Add finely chopped onion, slit green chillies, curry leaves, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhania powder,hing and mix well. Check for taste and adjust the spices and salt accordingly. (Instead of red chilli powder + dhania powder, you can use Karnataka thili saaru pudi / rasam powder). 

• Boil well for few minutes till it thickens slightly. Lastly temper mustard seeds, cumin & curry leaves. Add to the gravy. Garnish with coriander leaves & grated coconut.

Enjoy mixing with plain rice & ghee!

• Instead of Red chilli powder & dhania powder, you can use thili saaru powder i.e rasam powder if you have. You can also use sambar powder.
• Adding grated coconut for garnishing is optional.
• You can add a piece of jaggery for more sweet taste.
• If you don’t have pooran in hand, pressure cook some toor dal or chana dal, mash it well and use it along with cooked water.  Add some jaggery to get sweet taste.