Vegetable Sambar(Curry) with Rice

I was wondering which recipe to start with and really had to hold back putting all my recipes here at once…he he he :)

I finally decided to tell you about my mom’s delicious vegetable sambar (tharkaari huli) Easy to make and very fulfilling.

You will need

To Boil:

2 Carrots sliced
½ cup Green Beans cut into 1” pcs.
1 Onion cubed
1 handful (frozen or fresh) Lima Beans(Avarekai) or Peas
1 cup Chayote Squash cubed (Seemebadnekai)
1 cup Tuar Dal (Thogribele)
Turmeric a pinch
½ tsp. oil

(You can also use Potatoes, Tindora and any other vegetable you have on hand)

Roast:

1 tbsp Corriander seeds
½ tsp Jeera
1 tsp Bengal Gram (chana dal)
1 tsp Urad dal
2 to 3 Black pepper whole
¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)
4-6 Dry red chillies
Add little hing in the end.

1 cup fresh grated coconut

Seasoning:

Tamarind pulp – ½ cup
Jaggery – ¼” pc (optional)
Curry leaves – a few
Mustard seasoning (Mustard fried in oil with little hing –aesofotida)
Chopped Corriander (Cilantro) for garnishing

Salt to taste

1. Pressure cook vegetables with Tuar Dal, a pinch of turmeric and oil in a cooker.
2. Roast each ingredient separately and then powder the mixture. Grind this with fresh coconut gratings and little water to make a smooth paste.
3. Add this paste to the boiled vegetables along with tamarind pulp, jaggery, salt, curry leaves and mustard seasoning. Bring to a boil and let boil for 5 mins. Garnish with chopped coriander. Vegetable Sambar is now ready to eat with steamed white rice.

Hope you will try this recipe!