Simple Sambhar

Ingredients

1. Tuvar dal - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 large
3. Tomato - 1 large
4. Sambhar powder - 2- 3 tsp
5. Tamarind - lemon sized ball
6. Salt - to taste
7. Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
6. Coriander leaves - for garnish
Seasoning
Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Red chilles - 2-3
Curry leaves - few


Prior preparations
1. Boil the dal, slightly mash and keep aside
2. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water,extract juice and keep aside

Preparation Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning ingredients.Fry till the seeds splutter

2. Add onions and fry till soft.

3.Add tomatoes, turmeric and salt. Cook till tomatoes are soft. 

4. Add Tamarind juice and bring to boil.  

5.Add Sambhar powder and mix well. Boil for 2-3 mins and simmer  for 10 mins. 

6. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and cook for other 5 mins.

Serve hot with rice and papad ..... :)

Majjiga pulusu (Andhra Kadi)

Curd - 1cup
Gram Flour - 2tbsp
Mixed vegetables - 2 cups
Green chilly - 1 No
Salt - To taste
Turmeric - 1/4th tsp
To grind
Ginger - 1" piece
Coconut - 2tbsp(grated)
Seasoning
Oil - 1tbsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
methi - 1/4th tsp
Red Chillies - 2 whole
Asafoetida(hing) - 2pinches
Curry Leaves - few
To garnish
Coriander leaves - few

Preparation Method

1. In a deep vessel boil vegetables (Brinjal, bottle gourd,spinach leaves, sweet pumpkin, onions) with salt,green chilly and turmeric.

2. In a bowl add curd and water and beat well. Mix gram flour with little water and add this to the curd mixture

3. Pour this mixture into the vessel with boiled vegetables

4. Grind ginger and coconut and add this to the above mixture

5. In a separate pan, heat oil add all seasoning ingredients. Fry for few mins and add it to the curd mixture

6. Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve hot with rice

Variations

• Bendakaya(Ladyfinger),Thootakoora(Amarnath leaves),mulakkada(drumsticks) can also be added