Sambar

12:55 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:

• Potato - 2
• Carrot - 2
• Tomato - 1
• Shallot onions - 10
• Toor dal - 50 gms
• Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Cilantro (optional)
• salt to taste

Method:

• Pressure cook toor dal along with cumin seeds and asafoetida
• Add chopped vegetables (onion, tomato, carrot, potato) to the toor dal.
• Now add tamarind juice, 1/2 cup water, sambar powder, and salt.
• Cilantro is optional, if you like the smell add it.
• Now again pressure cook the whole mixture.
• Then in a small pan, add oil, mustard seeds, and curry leaves, and finally garnish the sambar with this mixture.

Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
Very easy and quick method. You can substitute, broad beans or radish for carrot and potato.