Mrs. Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 3

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Sangeetha!

Here is the recipe for ' KALYANA SAMBAR'! Hope you will enjoy making it!



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Ingredients:

Tuar dal- 2 handful
split green gram- 50gm
Tamarind- a big lime size
small onion-a handful
green chillies-3 [ split]
crushed tomato- 1 1/2 cup
mustard seeds- 1 sp
asafoetida- a small piece
turmeric powder- half sp
chopped corainder leaves- a handful
vegetable pieces [ drumstick, carrot, ridge gourd, ladies finger, Pumpkin]
salt to taste
oil- 2 tbsp
Ghee- 2 tbsp.

In a sp of oil, fry these ingredients to golden brown and then powder them nicely:

red chillies[ long]-6, coriander seeds- 2 tbsp, tuar dal- 1 tbsp, bengal gram- 1 tbsp, black gram- half sp, asafoetida- a pea size, fenugreek seeds-half sp and curry leaves-15

Procedure:

Soak the tamarind in hot water for half an hour and extract its thick juice.
Cook the dal
Heat a vessel and pour the oil and the ghee.
Add the mustard seeds with the asafoetida piece.
when the mustard seeds splutter add the onions with the green chillies and fry them until they become soft.
Add the tomatoes with the turmeric powder and the coriander leaves.
Cook them until they are mashed and the oil floats on the surface.
Now add the tamarind extract with enough water.
Add the vegetables with enough salt.
When the vegetables are cooked add the cooked dal with a little salt.
When the sambar starts simmering sprinkle the sambar powder and mix well.
After a minute, reduce the fire and allow the sambar cook on slow fire for 3 minutes.
The del;icious kalyana sambar is ready now!!

NB:

Some people fry 1 or 2 tbsp shredded coconut in a little ghee to a slightly golden colour and then powder it along with the other fried ingredients.
In some place, a little shredded coconut, 1 or 2 tbsp of ghee and 1 tbsp of shredded jaggery will be added in the end. But this will give the ' Hotel sambar' taste!
I have added a little drumstick leaves along with the vegetables.