SAMBHAR

Ingredients:
Thur Dal – 1 cup
Vegetables (Brinjal, Carrot, Drumstick etc) – 1 cup
Samll Onion – ½ cup (or) 1 cup
Tomato – 2
Tamarind paste – 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Salt for taste

For Powdering:
Red Chillies – 5
Bengal Gram – 1 tsp
Coriander Seeds – 1 tbsp
Small Onion – 7 nos
Curry Leaves – Few
Coconut (grated) – ½ cup

For Seasoning:
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves – Few
Asafetida – a pinch
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:

• Heat a kadai and dry fry the ingredients given in “For Powdering” and keep a side.
• Pressure cook the dal along with tomato and turmeric powder and keep a side.
• Cook all vegetable with little salt in a heavy bottomed vessel.
• Once vegetables are half cooked add tamarind paste and make it to boil for few mints.
• Now add powdered ingredients and keep until the aroma comes well.
• To this add mashed dal mixture and stir for sometimes.
• In a pan add seasoning ingredients and pour that into the sambar mixture.

Finally garnish with coriander and serve hot with Idli’s and Dosa’s.