Sambar

Sambar is such a typical south Indian curry. It’s lentils cooked along with lots of vegetables. Sambar is generally served along with South Indian dishes. Idli Sambar and Dosa with Sambar goes best.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Sambhar (Tuvar) Dal
• 1/4 kg Vegetables( Drumstick,Green Pepper,Eggplant,Okra)
• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 3 Red chillies
• 3 Green chillies
• 1 tsp Sambhar powder
• Curry leaves
• a pinch Hing
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Mustard
• 1/4 tsp Tamarind paste
• 4 tbsp Cooking oil

For seasoning:

• oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• curry leaves – 1 stalk
• dry red chillies – 2 nos

Method:

• Wash and dice all the vegetables.
• Boil water and cook the dal with turmeric and salt.
• Separate the cooked dal and water, and keep them aside.
• In thuvar dal water cook the vegetables..
• After the veggies are cooked, add tamarind paste.
• Now add the cooked dal and simmer for a few more minutes
• Heat some oil in a pan, splutter mustard, then add methi, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, hing, turmeric, and sambhar powder and keep frying for a few minutes.
• Season the sambhar with the above prepared tadka.
• Sprinkle coriander on top.