Sambar using Homemade powders-Traditional south indian style

Sambar

Ingredients:

Vegetables	3 cup
Red gram/thoor dhal/Nayam dhal/Sambar parupu	1 cup
Yellow mung dal (paasi parupu)	1 handful of dal
Small red onion/shallot	15
Garlic	1 pod
Red chilli powder	2 table spoon
Coriander powder	3 table spoon
Turmeric powder	½ tea spoon
Salt	As required
Fenugreek-cumin powder	¼ tea spoon
Asafoetida	¼ tea spoon
Tamarind	Small ball size
Oil	2 table spoon
Musturd seed	½ tea spoon
Coriander leaves	Few
Curry leaves	Few

How to make sambar:

• Pressure cook the thoor dal and mung dal and keep aside.
• Cut the vegetables (carrot, potato, beans, cucumber, tomato, drumstick) along with garlic and shallot and pressure cook them.
• Add the cooked vegetables with dal and add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, fenugreek-cumin powder and asafoetida.
• Dissolve the tamarind and salt in water. Add this with above mixed ingredients.
• Temper the mustard, curry leaves and coriander leaves in oil. Along with this pour the above mixture and allow to boil well.
• Sambar is ready to serve along with idil, dosa, rice etc.

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