Sambhar

==Description==
* Ethnicity - South Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
=== Ingredients 'A' ===
* ½ bitter gourd (pavakkai)
* 1 brinjal (egg plant)
* 1 drum stick
* 4 ladies finger
* 4 red chillies (split into 2) 
=== Ingredients 'B' ===
* 1 cup sambar dal (red gram dal)
* 1 sprig curry leaves
* ½ tsp turmeric powder
* 1 cup water 
=== Ingredients 'C' ===
* size of a golf ball tamarind
* 1 sprig curry leaves
* ¼ tsp asafoetida powder
* 1 tsp red chilli powder
* ¼ tsp grated molasses
* 2 tbsp coconut oil
* salt to taste
* 1 cup water 
=== Ingredients 'D' ===
* ¼ tsp white gram dal
* 2 tbsp dried coriander seeds
* ¼ tsp fenugreek
* 4 dried chilli
* ½ tsp coconut oil 
=== Ingredients 'E' ===
* 2 tsp coconut oil
* 2 dried chillies split into two
* 1 tsp mustard 
=== Ingredients 'F' ===
* a few coriander leaves 
== Directions ==
# Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces. 
# Wash the dal. 
# Boil 3 cups of water and cook dal in it. Add turmeric powder and curry leaves into the dal. Keep it aside. 
# Fry the ingredients D in ½ tsp coconut oil. Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside. 
# Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain. 
# Boil the tamarind water with red chilli powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida and molasses. 
# When it boils, add 2tbs of coconut oil. Add the vegetables except the ladies finger into it. Cook till done and add the prepared dal into it. 
# Bring to a boil and add the ladies finger and the ground masalas. Remove from fire after boiling. 
# Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies. Sprinkle the Sambar with chopped coriander leaves. 
# Note: Various vegetables like potato, carrot, radish, tomato etc can also be added to the sambar.
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Category:South Indian Vegetarian
Category:Asafetida Recipes
Category:Bitter melon Recipes
Category:Channa dal Recipes
Category:Coconut oil Recipes
Category:Coriander seed Recipes
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