Sambhar

Ingredients:

Onions 2

Carrot 1

Bottle Gourd(sorakaya) size 5 inches

Tomatos 2

Brinjal 1

Drumsticks 2

Water

Tamarind pulp 5 tbs

Toor dal 1 cup

Oil 2 tbs

Cumin seeds 1/2 tbs

Mustard seeds 1/2 tbs

Garlic 1 tbs(smashed)

Curry leaves

Red chilli powder 2 tbs

Salt to taste

Sambar powder(MTR) 2 tbs

Coriander seeds 1 tbs

Asafoetida powder(inguva) 1tbs

Turmeric 1/4 tbs

Sugar 1 tbs

Recipe:

1.Take toor dal and enough water into pressure cooker,bring it to 4 whistles.

If it is not soft after cooking,you can put it in the blender and make it as a paste.

Otherwise you can mash it with a spoon when it is hot and keep it aside.

2.Chop all vegetables into small pieces and take them into big pan.

3.Add red chilli powder,salt, turmeric and mix it well.

4.Put the pan on the stove,heat it....let it be sit on medium flame for about 15 mins.

Water comes out of the vegetables,that makes all to cook.

5.Add some more water..boil it for few more minutes until all vegetables become soft.

6.Add tamarind pulp,sambar powder,coriander seeds,suger and water required to make sambar as slight thinner...mix it well..let it boil for 10 mins and turn off the stove.

7.Heat one small pan..put oil.

8.Add cumin seeds,mustard seeds...once they become splutter, add curry leaves,garlic and asafoetida....then turn off the stove.

9.Add this mixture to sambar and mix it well.

Sambar is fabulous..... with hot hot idli and with hot rice.