"Arachuvitta "Sambar

Ingredients

Toor dal – 1 cup
White pumpkin(diced)- ½ cup
Carrots(diced) – ½ cup
Okra(cut a small long pices)-2
Onion(finely cut)-1 cup
Sambar pdr – 1 tsp
Turmeric pdr – 1/4tsp
Asafeotida – 2 pinches
Tamarind- 1 small ball
Bengal gram dal – 1 tsp
Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
Methi seeds – ½ tsp
Red chilli – 1
Grated couconut – 1 cup
Curry leaves- 3

Seasoning

Mustard seed – 1tsp
Curry leves -4 Coriander leaves
Coconut oil – 2 tsp

Method

1. Wash the toordal and pressure cook it adding little turmeric pdr.
2. Make tamarind juice. Add the vegetables,turmeric pdr,asafeotida,salt. Cook it in medium flame keeping it half closed.
3. Add 1 tsp oil add the cut onins and sambar pdr and fry it. Add this to the boiling vegetable and tamarind juice.
4. Add 1 tsp of oil . Put channa dal, coriander seeds,methi seeds , 3 curry leaves and redchilli. Fry it till golden brown. Grind it into a paste adding coconut and make a fine paste.
5. When the vegetables are cooked add the ground mixture and cooked dal to it.
6. Add salt to taste and boil it again.When bubbles starts to come season with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Eat sambar with hot rice.