Sadhya Sambar

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1/2 cup Dal Parippu
• 2 tbsp Sambar powder
• Onion(big
• Potato
• Ladies finger(Vendakka
• Yellow pumpkin(Mathanga
• Drumstick(Muringakka
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt, to taste
• Tamarind A gooseberry sized ball (Puli)
• 1/2 Of Tomato
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 - Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
• Coriander leaves A, a few
• Curry leaves A, a few
• 1 tbsp Oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Pressure cook dal and set aside.

2. Step 2

   Put tamarind in a little water and extract the juice.

3. Step 3

   Heat up a vessel.

4. Step 4

   Boil all the vegetables in it except tomato.

5. Step 5

   When done, add the boiled dal, salt and tomato.

6. Step 6

   When it boils further, add tamarind juice followed by sambar powder.

7. Step 7

   Get some water from the boiling curry and add it into the sambar powder and then add that into the boiling curry.

8. Step 8

   Allow it to boil again.

9. Step 9

   Add coriander leaves and curry leaves.

10. Step 10

    Pour oil into a pan and heat it or a kadai.

11. Step 11

    Let the mustard seeds crackle and cook red chillies and curry leaves.

12. Step 12

    Add the above seasoning into the above sambar.

13. Step 13

    Sambar is ready.

14. Step 14

    Serve sambar hot with rice.

15. Step 15

    For other sadhya items, see my other sadhya recipes.