SAMBAR

Sambhar                                             Portion Size;- 4

Sno                  Ingredients                 Quantity

1)                        Arhar dal                     200 gms

2)                        Turmeric                     1 tsp

3)                        Mustard seeds            1 tsp

4)                        Imli                              50 ml

5)                        Onions                         50 gms

6)                        Gourd                          50 gms

7)                        Pumpkin                      100 gms

8)                        Tomato                        50 gms

9)                        Drum stick                   1 no

10)                    Brinjal                                     50 gm

11)                    Garlic                          10 gms

12)                    Curry leaves                few

13)                    Heeng                          ¼ tsp

14)                    Red chili powder         1 tsp

15)                    Sambar masala         15 gms

Methods

1)      Pick, wash and soak dal for 15 minutes.

2)      Boil dal along with salt and turmeric powder till soft and mushy, mash dal completely.

3)      Cut all vegetables in dices (around 1 inch), cut drum sticks in 1 inch pieces, and slice onions thickly.

4)      Peel and crush garlic.

5)      Soak tamarind in hot water for around 30 minutes, squeeze out the pulp.

6)      Heat oil in kadhai, add mustard seeds, heeng, garlic, curry leaves, red chilly powder. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes, add all other vegetables and cook for another 10 minutes.

7)      Add all vegetables in dal, increase the quantity of water and boil for 10 minutes.

8)      Add imli pulp and sambhar powder, simmer for 20 minutes.

9)      For tempering heat oil in kadhai , add whole red chilies, curry leaves and mustard seeds. Sprinkle over sambar.