sambar recipe

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup toor dhall
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 tomato, finely chopped
• 7 pods garlic
• 1/4 tbsp asafoetida
• a pinch turmeric powder
• curry leaves
• 1tbsp  mustard seeds
• 1 cup brinjal (150g), cut into pieces
• 1 drumstick, cut into pieces.
• 1 lemon size, tamarind ball
• vegetable oil
• coriander leaves
• 2tbsp chilli powder
• 1tbsp coriander powder
• 1and half tbsp sambar powder ( available in all grocery shop).

Procedure for preparation:


Step 1: Wash the toor dhall in water and drain it. keep the pressure cooker on the stove and put toor dhall, garlic and pour some water allow for 5 whistle.

Step 2: Dissolve the tamarind in water and keep it aside.

Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 3tbsp oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, onions and fry it, then add chopped tomatoes and fry it until both onion and tomato merge together.

Step 4: Then put brinjal and drumstick pieces in the pan and fry it for few minutes, then put chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry it.

Step 5: Then pour the tamarind water and some more water in the masala and allow it to boil nicely until the masala smell goes off, boil for 15 minutes in minimum flame

 

Step 6: Then smash the toor dhall in the cooker and pour in the pan. Then allow to boil, while boiling put the sambar powder and mix it nicely.

 

Step 7: Once it boiled and all vegetables cooked, garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.