Sambhar
Ingredients:
Tuvar Dal - 1/2 cup
Onions - 1 nos.
Green chillies - 1nos.
Vegetables, diced - 3-5 cups of your choice mix
(Potato/Raw banana/Brinjal/Yellow Pumpkin/Yam/Drumsticks/Ladies Finger/Carrots/Tomatoes )
Sambhar Masala - 2tbsp.
Asafoetida - 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Tamarind - half the size of a lemon
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste
Method:
Pressure cook the dal with turmeric. Mash it & keep aside. Soak tamarind in water.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, chopped onion & slit green chillies.
Fry for a while(not till brown!). Add asafoetida followed by the vegetables(except for ladies finger & tomatoes). Fry for a min or two. Add water. Add salt and cook till almost done. Add tomatoes & ladies finger and cook till done. Add tamarind extract & bring to boil. Mix Sambhar in a little water and add it to the vegetables. Cook for a little while and then add the dal. Check for consistency. Add water if required. Let it boil for few minutes and then switch off. Serve hot with rice.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, chopped onion & slit green chillies.
Fry for a while(not till brown!). Add asafoetida followed by the vegetables(except for ladies finger & tomatoes). Fry for a min or two. Add water. Add salt and cook till almost done. Add tomatoes & ladies finger and cook till done. Add tamarind extract & bring to boil. Mix Sambhar in a little water and add it to the vegetables. Cook for a little while and then add the dal. Check for consistency. Add water if required. Let it boil for few minutes and then switch off. Serve hot with rice.
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