Ingredients
1 kg of Bombay onions, finely chopped a few chopped Pandan leaves
2 inches of lemon grass
a handful of curry leaves 3 pieces each of Cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon 4 pips of Garlic finely chopped
Vegetable Oil for sauté
to your taste add
Salt
Chili powder
Chili pieces
A little sugar
Tamarind paste
Maldive's fish pieces
Method
Heat oil in a wok like pan, add the onions and fry till almost turning brown then add in all the ingredients and stir fry till onions turn golden brown. Then add salt, chilli powder and chilli pieces. Sugar, tamarind, Maldive Fish pieces and keep stirring till dry.
NB: Some people make it darker than this, some deep fry the onion - each to his own!!
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