Kerala Sambar - Kerala Special Receipe

Ingredients:-

• 1 cup toor dal
• 5 cups vegetables, cubed (brinjals, potatoes, ladies fingers, drumsticks, snake gourds)
• 2 tsp Sambar masala powder (Substitute: 1 tsp chili powder + 1 tsp coriander powder + ½ tsp fenugreek seeds)
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• A pinch of asafetida (hing)
• Marble-sized ball of tamarind
• Salt

Seasoning:

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 5-6 shallots or ½ onion, finely chopped
• 6-7 Curry leaves

Preparation Method:

1. Soak toor dal for 12 hrs.
2. Pressure-cook the dal for 5 min with 2 cups water.
3. Soak the tamarind in half a cup of water for 10 minutes and then squeeze and extract its juice. Keep aside.
4. Heat ghee in pressure-cooker, add the seasoning ingredients and fry till the shallots or onion are soft and light brown.
5. Add the sambar masala powder and vegetables and stir for a minute.
6. Add salt, asafetida, tamarind juice, 1½ cups water, and pressure cook for 3 more minutes.

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