Sambar

Ingredients Names for recipe	Quantity in Cups	Quantity in tablespoons
Red Gram	1	-
Chopped onions	1/2	-
Length wise chopped okra	1/4	-
Chopped brinjal	1/4	-
Chopped tomato	1/4	-
Chopped carrot	1/4	-
Chopped Drumstick Cut (lengthwise)	1/2	-
Chopped potato	-	2
Water	5	-
Bottle gourd	1/2	-
Tamarind pulp	1/2	-
Green chilies (chopped)	1/4	-
Turmeric powder	-	1/2
Coriander	1/4	-
Salt	As required	-
Grated coconut	-	2
Oil	-	5
Dry red chili	1/4	-
Sambar powder	-	3
Mustard	-	1/4
Fenugreek	-	1/4
Curry leaves	-	1
Cumin	-	1/4
Garlic cloves	-	2
Asafoetida	-	1/2

Procedure to prepare sambar:

• Step1: Clean and wash the red gram and soak it for about 10 minutes.
• Step2: Take a cooker pan and add soaked red gram and 2 cups water close with the lid and cook it for about 5 whistles.
• Sep3: After that keep it aside for about 20 minutes till the pressure goes off.
• Step4: Now add some salt in red gram and mash it with wooden spoon.
• Step5: Add 4 to 5 cups of water and blend well then boil it for 2 minutes.
• Step6: Now add turmeric powder, onions, okra, brinjal, tomato, carrot, drumstick, curry leaves, bottle gourd, green chilies, and salt boil it for about 20 minutes
• Step7: The vegetables are half boiled then add potato and tamarind pulp cooks it for about 15 minutes.

• Step8: Now add the sambar powder, grated coconut and coriander leaves cook it for about 5 minutes.
• Step9: Meanwhile prepare for seasoning take pan pour oil for seasoning and heat it for a minute.
• Step 10: Now add cumin, mustard, fenugreek, red chili and garlic fry until it crackles.
• Step11: Add curry leaves and pinch of asafoetida fry it for 2 minutes in medium flame after that switch off the heat.
• Step12: Now add this seasoning into the sambar.
• Step13: Serve this tasty sambar with rice.