Sambar Without Sambar Powder (Lentil stew with vegetables) Recipe

Ingredients

• Toor dal/Split pigeon peas - 1 cup
• Pearl onions/Shallots - 1 cup (chopped)
• Carrot - 2 (Sliced)
• Baby corn - 2 (Sliced)
• Raddish - 2 (Sliced)
• Lady's finger - 2 (Chopped lengthwise)
• Avarakkai/Broad beans (Hyacinth beans) - 5 (Chopped into 2 inch sized pieces)
• Brinjal - 5 to 8 (Cubed)
• Garlic pods - 2
• Coriander leaves - A handful
• Curry leaves - Few
• Tamarind - 1 inch sized ball
• Red chilli powder - 2 spoons
• Coriander powder - 3 spoons
• Turmeric powder - A pinch
• Asafoetida - 1/2 spoon
• Mustard - 1/2 spoon
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon + 1/2 spoon
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 spoon
• Salt - As per taste
• Oil - 5 spoons
• PREPARATION METHOD
• Soak tamarind in water for 30 minutes, then extract tamarind water from it (remove the pulp and discard it). Set the tamarind water aside.
• Meanwhile do the other preparations.
• For preparation of dal, add the following in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 10 minutes and set aside.
• (Cooked Dal - Preparation)
• 1. Toor dal - 1 cup
• 2. Water - 2 cups
• 3. Pearl onions/Shallots - 2 (peeled and whole)
• 4. Garlic pods - 2 (peeled and whole)
• 5. Turmeric powder - A pinch
• 6. Salt - As per taste
• (Add a spoon of oil to avoid over spilling through cooker nozzle)
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