Sambar (mom)

The Sambar is the main part of our cooking. We use sambar for breakfast and lunch. Here I am going to share a sambar recipe  which I learned from my mom. Usually I will add ingredients without measuring, here i gave approx value and add according to taste

Ingredients:

Dhall - 1 cup

turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Vegetables - 3 to 4 mixed vegetables

Tamarind to taste

oil - 

muturd - 1/4 tsp

curry leaves - 1

red chilli - 2 or 3

chopped onion- 1

tomato - 2

Fry & Grind:

Gramdhall (channa) - 1 tblsp

Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp

cumin - 1/4 tsp

dhaniya - 1 tsp

red chilly -4

asafoetida - a pinch

coconut - 4 tblsp

Preparation:

Cook dhall with turmeric. 

Fry the ingrdients and make a paste

Add vegetables to the cooked dhall and continue cooking. Then add tamarind juice and the paste continue boiling. Fry musturd, red chilli, curry leaves, onion, tomato and add them to the sambar.