Sambar

We have a misconception that this curry is the toughest one to prepare.  Well, considering that this curry goes through 3 stages, and just wanna go through 4 whistles in a pressure cooker its all easy.


Requisites:-


Onion sliced long-1
Potato cubed- 1
Red gram(thuvara parippu)-1/2 cup
Turmeric-1/2 tspn
Green chillies- 3 split open
Ginger sliced into thin 1 inch strips-2tblspn
Garlic cloves big sliced-3(small 6)
Water-2cups


Ladies finger cut 2 inch long-6 pieces
Drumstick cut 2 inch long- 6pieces
Carrot cut 2 inch long- 6 pieces
Brinjal same 6 pieces
Coriander pwdr-3 tspn
Chilli pwdr- 2tspn
Curry leaves-15 leaves
Coriander leaves-4 strings
Tamarind juice made out of 2 tblspn pulp-1 cup
Salt to taste


Roasted and ground coconut-4 tblspn.
Asafoetida- 1/4 tspn


For garnishing:


Coconut oil-2 tblspn
Mustard seeds-1 tspn
Fenugreek seeds-10seeds
Whole red chillies-3


Directions:-

• Cook the 1st set of ingredients in pressure cooker for 2 whistles. Then let it cool so that you can open the whistle.
• Then add the 2nd set of ingredients to this and let 2 more whistles.
• Finally add the 3rd set and boil for 5 min.
• Garnish by spluttering mustard seeds in oil and adding the fenugreek seeds and red chillies. Let them slightly turn brown.
• Done. 

For roasting coconut ..

ENJOY YOUR MEAL:)