Economic and Quality Life in Auckland - Tips and Tricks
Channel: Overseas Survivor
Date: 06/02/2021

Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand is also one of the top 100 expensive cities in the World. This would mean that it is also expensive to live in Auckland. However, with the right planning, efficient budgeting and knowing the right places to shop will definitely help one to live an economic and quality life in Auckland.

I would like to take you through my journey and will definitely share the tips and tricks to lead an economic and quality lifestyle in Auckland. I hope this will be definitely useful for you if you're planning to move to Auckland.

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Recipe for Sambar( a dish made of mixture of different vegetables)

Ingredients are:-
1) Mixed Vegetables ( I used 1 carrot, 1/4 plantain, 1 potato, 10 small beans and 1 tomato)
2) Toor Daal - 3/4 cup
3) Sliced or cut onion - 1
4) Green chillies - 4 or 5 medium sliced
5) Coriander leaves (chopped) -  1 and 1/2 tsp
6) Garlic   -  5 cloves
7) Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8)  Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
9) Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
10) Salt and Water - As required
11) Asafoetida - A pinch
12) Tamarind - a small ball
13) Curry leaves - 1 pinch
14) Sambar powder - 2 tsp
15) Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
16) Oil - 2 to 3 tsp
17) Red Kashimiri chillies( dried) - 2 or 3
18) Cumin seeds - a small pinch

Method
1) Wash Toor Daal properly in a pressure cooker and add little bit of turmeric powder, cut onion, green chillies, salt, water and little bit of oil. Then turn on Stove and Keep the pressure cooker with lid closed until you hear 2 whistles.

2) Now open the lid and smash the daal slightly and add the other vegetables( carrot, plantain, potato, tomato) along with some sambar powder, tamarind juice, red chilly powder. Then keep for another 1 or 2 whistles.

3) Once its done, add asafoetida and coriander leaves( chopped) and simmer for 2 to 5 minutes.

4) Meanwhile, take another pan and keep it on stove. Add 2 tsp of oil and heat it. Then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to splutter.

5) Now add curry leaves, red kashmiri chilly and fry for sometime.

6) Then add coriander powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and fry for 2 minutes on a very low flame.

7) Then add these from pan to the pressure cooker and simmer for 2 minutes. Sambar is ready.