subject: Very Tasty Indian Sambar [print this page] Ingredients: Ingredients:
* Bitter gourd (pavakkai) 1/2
* Brinjal (egg plant) 1no
* Drum Stick 1no
* Ladies finger 4nos
* Red chillies 4nos (split into2)
* Sambar dal (Red gram dal) 1cup
* Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
* Curry leaves 1sprig
* Water 3cup
* Dried coriander seeds 2tbs
* Tamarind size of a golf ball
* Water 1cup
* Red chilli powder 1tsp
* Salt to taste
* Curry leaves 1sprig
* Asafoetida powder 1/4tsp
* Grated molasses 1/4tsp
* Coconut oil 2tbs
* White gram dal 1/4tsp
* Fenugreek 1/4tsp
* Dried chilli 4nos
* Coconut oil 1/2tsp
* Coconut oil 2tsp
* Mustard 1tsp
* Dried chillies split into 2 2nos
* Coriander leaves few
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This is Method to cook Indian Sambar. Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces. Wash the dal. Boil 3 cups of water and cook dal in it. Add turmeric powder and curry leaves into the dal. Keep it aside. Fry the 4th ingredients in 1/2tsp coconut oil. Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain. Boil the tamarind water with red chilli powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida and molasses. When it boils, add 2tbs of coconut oil. Add the vegetables except the ladies finger into it. Cook till done and add the prepared dal into it. Bring to a boil and add the ladies finger and the ground masalas. Remove from fire after boiling. Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies. Sprinkle the Sambar with chopped coriander leaves. Various vegetables like potato, carrot, radish, tomato etc can also be added to the sambar. For more details and take this Sambar in http://www.yogiskitchen.com/
