Summer arrives and so does Thambuli

With the advent of summer, you definitely need a respite from hot and spicy sambhar, but what can you replace saaru and sambhar with? Fret not because Indian food is not limited when it comes to seasonal food! Here is a cool hack called Thambuli saaru.

Thambuli is made up of two words “Thanna” meaning cool and “huli” meaning sour. It basically means cool saaru. This recipe originates from the Malnad region of Karnataka. This is the perfect match for rice in this searing heat. There are many types of Thambuli. There is one made of grated cucumber, one made of onions, one made of Hibiscus (yes, Hibiscus flower), one made of brahmi and 12 others. However here I am going to talk about the ones made with ingredients that are easily available. I am going to be explaining here about onion Tambuli.

You can make the Thambuli powder and store it and can make Thambuli in 2 min anytime anywhere.

The ingredients required to make Thambuli powder are as follows :

• Dry coconut shavings- a handful
• Coriander(Dhaniya) seeds -1/2 teaspoon
• Fenugreek(Methi) seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
• Groundnuts – a handful
• Cumin (Jeera) – 1 teaspoon
• Dry red chilies – 4
• Salt – a suitable amount
• Suger/ Jaggery – a suitable amount
• Some love

Roast the above ingredients and grind them all in a mixie jar until they become not so fine-grained powder. Voila! Your Thambuli powder is ready now, yum 🙂
Whenever you return home from the scorching heat and are in no mood to cook and eat hot spicy food, then Thambuli powder will come to your rescue. You can make the powder in large quantities and store them safe and tight and use it whenevr you want. All you need to do is add some Thambuli powder and onion tadka to cool water and your 2 min saaru is ready. That’s all. No heat, no fire and your saaru is ready 🙂 You can eat the cool saaru with some rice and get some relief from the broiling sun! Happy Summer, time for some Thambuli, please 😉