Sambhar

Aahhh!!! This is my favourite. I can eat alot of rice just with Sambhar.

Ofcourse this is one of the reasons why I'm putting on a lot of weight ;-)))

Ingredients:

1. Toor dal / Kandhi Pappu / Yello pigeon peas / Lentil - 1 cup

2. oil - 1 tablespoon

3. Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

4. Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

5. Drumsticks - 4 pieces (frozen, store bought)(available in Indian Groceries)

6. Tamarind - 1 pod soaked in 1 cup of water

7. carrots - 1 cut into bite size chunks

8. salt - as per your taste

9. chilli powder - 1 tablespoon

10. Sambhar Powder - 1/2 tablespoon (store bought, available in Indian Groceries)

11. Water - 5 cups

12. Onion - 1 cut into 4 big chunks

13. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Preparation:

Wash and pressure cook Toor dal for 3 whistles and then mashed to make a paste like consistency.

Take another pan, pour oil and let it heat. Now add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and wait until they sputter. Add onion chunks and turmeric powder and mix well. Fry the onions until they turn golden brown. Add drumstick pieces and carrots and fry for 2-3 minutes.

Now add the tamarind water, salt, chilli powder, sambhar powder, water and let it boil.

After 7-8 minutes of boiling, add the cooked dal. Mix well. Let it simmer for 15 minutes.

Your sambhar is ready.

Server it with Rice. Enjoy!!!!!!!