Recipes - Sambhar

Ingredients

Toor Dal 1 cup, washed
Carrot 1/2, chopped
French beans 1/4 cup chopped
Green chili 2, chopped
Tomato 1, chopped
Ginger 1/2 inch chopped
Coriander leaves, chopped 1 cup
Curry leaves 4 - 5
Onion, chopped
Tamarind (imli) 1 tsp soaked in water and crushed
Water 4-5 cups
Red chili powder to taste
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 /4 tsp
Sambhar Masala 2 tsb
Oil 3 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp


Preparation of Sambhar

• Pressure cook dal, carrot and french bean.
• In a pan heat some oil and add chopped chili, curry leaves and mustard seed. Let then crackle a bit.
• Now add chopped onions and ginger and fry.
• Then add tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes starts melting.
• Add turmeric and sambhar masala.
• Now pour the boiled dal into the pan and let it boil.
• Add chili powder, sugar and salt to taste.
• Put off the flame and add tamarind juice to it.
• Garnish it with coriander leaf.