Sambar/sambhar

Sambar/sambhar

Ingredients

For Pressure Cook

1. Toor dal -1 cup
2. Tomato - 1/2 cup    
3. Garlic - 3 cloves
4. Onion -1/2 cup

For Gravy and Seasoning

1. Vegetables (Okra,Beans,Carrot,Drum Stick etc ) - 1/4 kg (You can add any vegetables you like)
2. Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
3. Coriander powder -1/2 tsp
4. Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
5. Tamarind juice- 1/4 cup
6. Sambar powder -2 tsp
7. Asafoetida/Kayam -1/2 tsp   
8. Oil -2 tsp
9. Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
10. Fenugreek -1/4 tsp
11. Curry Leaves -1 spring
12. Cilantro /Coriander leaves - 3 tbs
13. Onion -1/4 cup
14. Tomato -1/4 cup
15. Salt to taste

Directions 

• Wash and cut the vegetables and keep it aside
• Wash the toor dal and put it into pressure cooker and add Tomato,Garlic and onion and cook for about 3-4 whistles and keep it aside
• Heat the oil in a pan and add Mustard seeds,when it splutter add fenugreek seeds ,Curry leaves and Red chilly 
• Saute for 2 minutes
• Add onion and cook till it became brown then add the tomato and cook well
• Add all the spice powders and salt and mix well and cook for 2 minutes
• Add the vegetables and mix well 
• Add sufficient water and cook the vegetables nicely 
• If you have microwave oven,then cook the vegetables in it for about 4 minutes with a very little water

• When the vegetables are cooked well add the mashed toor dal into it 
• Add tamarind juice and cook for about 6-8 minutes
• Add  Asafoetida when it boils nicely 
• Adjust the salt to your taste
• Remove it from the fire and garnish with  Cilantro /Coriander leaves  
• Serve with Rice,Dosa,Idly etc