Sambhar

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients
Ingredients 'A' Ingredients 'B' Ingredients 'C' Ingredients 'D' Ingredients 'E' Ingredients 'F'
 * 1/2 no: bitter gourd (pavakkai)
 * 1 no: brinjal (egg plant)
 * 1 no: Drum Stick
 * 4 no: Ladies finger
 * 4 no: Red chillies (split into 2)
 * 1 cup: Sambar dal (Red gram dal)
 * 1sprig: curry leaves
 * ½ tsp: turmeric powder
 * 1 cup: water
 * Size of a golf ball: tamarind
 * 1sprig: curry leaves
 * ¼ tsp: asafoetida powder
 * 1 tsp: Red chilli powder
 * ¼ tsp: Grated molasses
 * 2 tbs: coconut oil
 * salt to taste
 * 1 cup: water
 * ¼ tsp: White gram dal
 * 2 tbs: Dried coriander seeds
 * ¼ tsp: fenugreek
 * 4 no: Dried chilli
 * ½ tsp: coconut oil
 * 2 tsp: coconut oil
 * 2 no: Dried chillies split into two
 * 1 tsp: mustard
 * A few: coriander leaves

Directions

 * 1) Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces.
 * 2) Wash the dal.
 * 3) Boil 3 cups of water and cook dal in it. Add turmeric powder and curry leaves into the dal. Keep it aside.
 * 4) Fry the ingredients D in ½ tsp coconut oil. Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
 * 5) Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain.
 * 6) Boil the tamarind water with red chilli powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida and molasses.
 * 7) When it boils, add 2tbs of coconut oil. Add the vegetables except the ladies finger into it. Cook till done and add the prepared dal into it.
 * 8) Bring to a boil and add the ladies finger and the ground masalas. Remove from fire after boiling.
 * 9) Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies. Sprinkle the Sambar with chopped coriander leaves.
 * 10) Note: Various vegetables like Potato, carrot, radish, tomato etc can also be added to the sambar.