Recipe : Sambar

Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Tuvar (split red gram) dal – 1 cup

• Brinjal – 1 small (optional)

• Potato – 1

• Onion – 1

• Tomato – 1

• Drumstick – 2

• Sambar masala powder – 1 tbsp

• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

• Oil – for tempering

• Red chilies – 1 to 2 (whole dry)

• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

• Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp (optional)

• Curry leaves – a few

• Tamarind – 1 tbsp (soaked in warm water)

• Salt to taste

Method :

• Wash the dal and boil it in the cooker with the turmeric powder, salt and a little oil.

• Cut all the vegetables into small pieces and chop the onion into medium sized pieces.

• In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.

• When they splutter, add all the vegetables, red chilies, leaves and sambar masala.

• Cook for 2-3 minutes.

• In the meantime beat the cooked dal properly and evenly.

• Now add the cooked dal (you may add some water if the dal is too thick).

• Strain the water in which the tamarind is soaked.

• Boil the sambar for 5-10 minutes.

• Serve hot with dosa or boiled rice.