Cut tomatoes and onions into small pieces.
Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai or a pan.
Fry red chillies, 1/2 of cut onions, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, dalia split, coconut and cashews.
Grind them together and keep it aside.
Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai or a pan.
Add the chopped tomatoes(leaving aside 6 to 7 pieces).
Grind it and keep it aside too.
Heat 5 tsp of oil in a kadai or a pan.
Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
Add the remaining onions and tomatoes and fry well.
Add the ground coconut masala and fry for sometime.
Add the ground tomatoes and cook, till the oil separates.
Add salt & coriander leaves.
Finally, add the tamarid juice to it
and switch off the stove, before it starts to boil.
:- Serve with chappathis, pooris, fried rice, idly or dosas.