The Homemade cooking

It’s yesterday’s vendiya sambar..!

Sharing it late..

Ingredients

Onion-1

Thuvar dal-1/2 cup

Small onions-1/4 cup

Tomato-1

Methi leaves-1 cup

Tamarind extract-1 cup

Green chili-2

Turmeric-1/2 tsp

Red chili powder -1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Sambar powder-2 tsp

Asafetida-1/4tsp

Salt as needed

Gingely oil-2tsp

Ghee-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Thuvar dal-1/2tsp

Curry leaves

Method

Wash and chop vendiya keerai(Methi leaves)1 cup

Then cook one onion and dal in pressure cooker adding turmeric and mash it well and keep aside..

Then in a pan add oil,small onion shallots,green chili and tomato..

Then add the vendiya keerai(Methi leaves)

Add tamarind juice to it,then asafetida, salt,turmeric,red chili powder,coriander powder and sambar powder..

Allow them to boil for 7 mins..

I dint add rice flour paste for thicker consistency as adding the onion with dal thickened it..(so add dal)

Let it be ter for 5 mins on low to medium..

Drizzle one teaspoon of gingely oil(personal choice for all my kuzhambu and sambar)

Then temper by mixing gingely oil,ghee,mustard seeds and thuvar dal,curry leaves..

Dint add fenugreek seeds as we have added vendiya keerai(Methi/fenugreek leaves)…

Hot sambar is ready to be served with rice,idly,dosa.!