Araichuvitta sambar

Ingredients:

• Thur dal cooked 1 cup (200Gms.)
• Small onions 1cup (pealed)
• Tamarind water 2 cups OR 2 Tbsp. Tamarind Paste
• Tomatoes 2
• Kari Patha (Karri vepelai)
• Grated Coconut 2 spoons (or fresh coconut 1/2)
• 1/2 tea spoon Sugar optional
• Turmeric Powder 1/2spoon
• Mustard Seeds 1/2 spoon
• Fried and powdered Fenugreek powder
• All purpose powder 2 to 3 sp.
• Oil to fry
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Pour some oil in a deep pan and make seasoning with mustard seeds. Add small onions and fry well.
• Add turmeric powder, tamarind water, cooked dal, tomato pieces, all purpose powder, fenugreek powder, asafetida powder, curry patha, grated coconut and salt in the pan and mix well.
• Stir occasionally and let it boil for more than 10 minutes.
• Remove from the fire and serve with cooked rice.
• Potato curry is the best side dish for this Sambar.
• You can also add cooked drum sticks in this sambar.

Notes:

• (Fry the Fenugreek seeds in a dry kadai and fry them till they turn dark brown.
• Fry them continuously to avoid total charring and becoming black..
• Keep aside and after some time
• powder them like flour and keep the powder in a container.
• Whenever you prepare Sambar you must put this powder 1/2 teaspoon.
• This will give a good smell to Sambar.)