Sambhar Times
Sambhar that’s so-lick-off-the-plate awesome.
Ingredients
To dry roast and grind to a powder
For the sambhar
To season
Instructions
  1. Pressure cook the moong dal with enough water until it’s mushy.
  2. Smash it with a ladle, set aside.
  3. Heat the oil under “to season” and add the remaining ingredients in this list. Saute, remove from heat and set aside.
  4. Heat oil (under sambhar) in another pan and add the onion, tomato and green chillies.
  5. Saute and cook for a good three minutes.
  6. Add the potato and carrot along with turmeric powder and salt and saute for 2 minutes.
  7. Add this to the cooked dal. Add more water, cook, boiling until the vegetables cook.
  8. Add the ground powder and cook.
  9. Discard the seeds from the tamarind and add to the sambhar.
  10. Add the coriander leaves and stir well.
  11. Add the seasoning from before and stir well.
  12. Serve hot.