Ingredients: Toor dal – 1/2 cup Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups Tomatoes – 2 diced Onion – 1 medium sliced Green chillies – slit Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Dry red chillies – 4 broken Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Sambar powder – 3 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Chilly powder – 1 tsp Methi/Fenugreek powder – 1/8 tsp Perumkayam/Asafoetida powder – a small pinch Tamarind – a lime size Water – 2 + 1 cup Salt – to taste Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp chopped

Method: Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water and keep aside. Wash the toor dal and put it into a pressure cooker. Add onions, green chillies and turmeric powder. Pour 2 cups of water and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool. Meanwhile, heat oil in a non-stick pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and dry red chillies. Then add the diced vegetables and tomatoes. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes. Then add sambar powder, coriander powder, chilly powder, fenugreek and asafoetida powders. Fry till the aroma comes out. Switch off the flame and add the vegetables to the cooked dal in the pressure cooker. Pour the tamarind water and add salt. Mix well and close the lid and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Once cooled, add the chopped coriander leaves and stir. Serve lip-smacking ‘Sambar’ with hot rice, idli or dosa. Cheers!!!
I used radish, carrot, pumpkin, broad beans and brinjal for making this ‘Sambar’. You can also use vegetables like drumsticks, lady’s finger, beans and potatoes.
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