SAMBAR

                                                                  Sambar

INGREDIENTS:-

• 300 gm Toor dal
• 1 cup of vegetables of your choice like drum sticks, egg plant, etc.
• 1/2 cup of cut okra (bhindi)
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
• Apinch of hing
• 3 Red chillies
• 3 Green chillies
• 8 curry leaves
• 1 Large tomato
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp of Mustard seeds
• 2 tsp of Sambar powder
• 1/4 tsp of tarmind paste
• 2 tsp of Oil
• 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp Garlic paste

METHOD:-

1. Wash and soak toor dal for 15 min .
2. Then wash and dice the vegetable thoroughly and cook it .
3. Then add turmeric powder, salt and green chilly into the toor dal and cook.
4. Then mix the tarmind paste into the vegetables .
5. Now add the cooked toor dal into it and simmer for 10 min .
6. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing, red chilly, ginger paste , curry leaves, tomato, sambar powder and fry for 2 min.
7. Then season the tadka with the mixture and boil for 15 min to enhance the flavour.
8. Now the sambar is ready to serve.