Kerala Sambar Without Coconut

Ingredients:-

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Plantain cut lengthwise 1 ½ ‘ pieces - 1/2 medium

Carrot cut lengthwise- 1/4 cup

Tomato - 1 medium

Potato cut into medium cubes- 1 medium

Drumsticks - 3 pieces

Onion - 1 big(use 6-10 nos shallot)

Mustard seed - 1/2 tsp

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Tamarind - gooseberry size ball(optional)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Sambar Powder - 1 tbsp(optional)

Dried red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaf - 1 strand

Oil

Salt

The choices of vegetables are purely according to each one's taste.

Directions:-

·         Cook dal with turmeric and enough water till done

·         Chop all vegetables in a medium size pieces.Pour all chopped vegetables into cooked dal with chopped onion, tamarind juice with 2 cups of water (soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of warm water for 5 minutes and squeeze the juice out of it).

·         Pressure cook for 1 whistle, release the pressure immediately.Heat oil in a large pan, add mustard seeds.

·         When the mustard seed crackle adds dried red chillies.

·         Add chopped onion or shallots sauté for minutes with curry leaves.

·         When shallot/onion become transparent reduce the heat add coriander powder,redchilli powder, turmeric powder,sambar powder fry till raw smell of the powders go.

·         Add cooked veg-dal mix into this masalas. Mix well and cooked for further 5 minutes.

          Finally add hing powder and remove from the heat.

Have with Rice