CHANNA DAL SAMBAR
INGREDIENTS
Channa Dal- 200 grams
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Sambar powder= 3 teaspoon
Asafoetida – small piece
SMALL ONION- 2 HANDSFUL (PEELED)
Tomato- 3
Green chilli-4
Red chilli-1
Coconut- 1 cup (Grated)
Khus khus- 1 tsp
Tamarind
Salt- as required.
Oil for garnishing
Mustard
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
METHOD
Cut tomato, onion, green chillies. Onions should be
cut across into two halves. Cook channa dal in pressure cooker. Mash half of
the cooked dal nicely and remaining half should be mashed coarsely. Grind
coconut and khus khus into a nice paste. Prepare tamarind concentrate. Add
cooked dal, salt, coconut paste to this concentrate. Heat oil in a vessel and
add mustard and asafetida. Add red chillies, green chilli, tomato, onion and
saute it. Add the dal-tamarind mixture and water as needed. Boil till you get
sambar smell. Then add sambar powder and again boil for few minutes. Then add
coriander leaves and remove from flame and keep covered till served.