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Sambar dal for Rice

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Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Sambar dal for Rice

#healthylunch /post -2 Sambar is a delicious and healthy mixed veg lentil soup.It is a traditional Indian dish common in South Indian bones.It provides a perfect nutrition to our body and protein packed.It can be enjoyed as a side dish with rice,dosa, idli or vada.Varieties of vegetables may be used to make it all the more rich in nutrients like vitamins,minerals and protein.

Ingredient

3/4 cup

Toor/Arhar (Split pigeon peas)dal

medium onion sliced

1/2 tsp

turmeric

1/4 tsp

red chilli powder

4-5 pieces

red pumpkin cubed

5-6 pieces

brinjal cubed

drumsticks chopped into 1 1/2"

1 tbsp

chopped beans

7-8 pieces

lauki (ash gourd)

1 tbsp

chopped coconut

1 tsp

grated coconut

1/2

carrot cubed

finger/bhindi chopped

1 tbsp

sambar powder

1/4 tsp

hing /asafoetida

dry red chillies

1 tbsp

oil

10-12

curry leaves

1/2 tsp

mustard seeds

1/4 tsp

cumin seeds

1 pinch

methi seeds

1/2 tsp

soaked urad dal

tomato chopped

1 tbsp

hot and sweet tomato sauce

1 tbsp

tamarind pulp

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak Tur dal for half hour.Meanwhile chop drumsticks and beans.Cube carrot into small pieces.Cube ash gourd. Pressure cook these with onion,tomato,salt and tamarind water 2 pressures.Saute the chopped okra/bhindi separately as this vegetable is slimy.Saute brinjal separately and set aside.

* Step 2

Pressure cook the soaked dal with chopped coconut,dry red chillies,turmeric,red chilli powder and salt to taste 3 whistles.Open lid after 5 minutes.Mix vegetables in dal and add some more water.Heat oil in a wok and sprinkle urad dal,cumin,mustard and methi seed.Add hing and sprinkle few curry leaves.Fry all and add tempering to the dal.Boil few minutes.Add tomato sauce,sambar powder and stir.Serve healthy sambar dal with hot rice,dosa,idli or vada.