Sambhar

Ingredients

• 150 gms Tur Dal
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 50 gms Tamarind
• 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
• ½ Turmeric Powder
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 3-4 Garlic
• 3-4 Red Chilly
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 3 Curry Leaves
• Salt
• 3 tsp Flavarich Sambhar Masala

Process

1. Boil and keep aside tuvar dal (150 gms).
2. Take 50 gms of tamarind and soak in 2 cups of hot water, leave for 10 minutes. Squeeze out all the water from soaked tamarind and keep aside.
3. Boil pumpkin, brinjal and drumsticks until half cooked and add tamarind water to it.
4. Add 1 tsp of chilli powder and ½ tsp of turmeric.
5. Cook for 5 minutes, add 3 tsp of FLAVARICH SAMBHAR MASALA and salt, cook for another 5 minutes. Add dal, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Prepare tempering with oil, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, garlic, Red Chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves and pour the whole tempering in the steaming hot sambhar.
7. Stir well, close with a lid, Cook for a minute and Sambhar is ready. Serve hot with steamed rice or idli.”