MUNAKAI SAMBAR...

a simple yet very famous south indian recipe cooked at every home very frequently - "munakai sambar"

TIME TAKEN: 30 MINS, SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dal (yellow lentils)	1 cup
Drumstick	1 (cut into pieces)
Small onions (sambar onions)	½ cup (peeled)
Tomatoes	3 medium (chopped)
Green chili’s	6 (slit)
Garlic cloves	5 – 6 (crushed)
Curry leaves	Hand full
Turmeric powder	A pinch
Tamarind paste	1 ½ tbsp.
Salt	To taste
Fresh coriander	For garnish

METHOD:

 Ø  Wash and soak the toor dal for 15 – 20 mins. Drain the water, add 2 chopped tomatoes, green chili’s and 2 cup water to the toor dal and pressure cook it for two whistles, reduce the flame cook it for five minutes and turn off the gas.

 

 Ø  Once the pressure is released, open the lid, add salt and turmeric powder and mash the dal into fine paste. Extract juice from the tamarind paste and add the juice to the mashed dal.

 Ø  In another pressure pan, heat oil and temper mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds (methi seeds), cumin seeds (jeera) and add garlic cloves and onions and saute them till light brown.

 

 Ø  Now add drumstick pieces, 1 chopped tomatoes and curry leaves and cook it till the tomatoes are smashed. Now add the mashed dal and add water as required and pressure cook it for 1 whistle and turn off the gas.

Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot…