Recipe for Arachuvitta Sambar
Ingredients
Toor dal-1 cup
Vegetables/Small Onion-150 gms
Tamarind -A Small ball
Turmeric powder – half tsp
To Powder
Dry Red Chillies -6-8
Coriander seeds / Dhaniya-One tbsp
Channa dal -half tbsp
Fenugreek seeds -half tsp
Cumin seeds -half tsp
Cocount grated-1 tbsp
For Seasoning / Thalipu
Oil – 4 tsps
Onion -1
Tomato -2
Asafoedia –a pinch
Curry leaves -10 leaves
Coriander -2-3 stems
Salt to taste
Method
1.Wash and Cook the Toor dal with turmeric powder with 3 cups of water
2.Cut the vegetables and Pressure cook than until soft and firm
3.Dry roast the spices, cool it and powder them well
4.Soak the tamarind pulp and extract the juice of it
5.Mix the vegetables and toor dal in cooking pan and bring to boil
6.Add the tamarind extact asafoedia and the sambar powder to the dal
7.For the seasoning, sauté the mustard seeds, onion, tomato and Curry leaves
8.Pour the seasoning and Coriander leaves to the sambar and its done
