Tiffin Sambar #7

 

Ingredients:

Moong dal - 150 g
Thoor dal - 20 g
Small onion - 10
Big onion - 1 1/2 
Drumstick - 6 pieces
Tomato - 2 (fine chop)
Tamrind - 1/2 lime size
Curry Leaves - Little
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing - Little
Special Masala - 2 tbsp
Jaggery - Little
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Soak tamrind in water.
• In a bowl add dal, turmeric powder, drumstick pieces, small onion.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of water, hing and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
• Mash the dal.
• Heat a tbsp of ghee and add curry leaves.
• Add in tomatoes and cook in low flame for 3 mins.
• Add in strained tamrind water(50 ml)  and little jaggery and mix it.
• Add app 75 ml of water and mix it.
• Let it boil till raw smell leaves, app 8 mins.
• Now add the mashed dal, onion and drumstick.
• Mix it.
• Add little water according to the consistency.
• Add in salt and let it boil for 4-5 mins and turn off range.
• Add fine chopped coriander leaves and let it sit.
• Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, fine chopped onion and saute.
• Roast it for a while, till light golden brown.
• Turn off range.
• Add in special sambar masala and mix it.
• Add this to gravy and keep it low flame.
• Mix well.
• Add a tbsp of ghee and turn off range.
• Cover with lid and let is sit for 10 mins.
• Goes good with idly/dosa.