Indian Cooking Recipe: Mixed Vegetable Sambar
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Mixed Vegetable Sambar
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup toor dal
2. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
3. 1 tsp edible oil
4. 1-2 cups mixed vegetables, cut into small pieces (Green beans, carrot, radish, turnip, onion, potatoes, bell pepper, peas)
5. 1-2 tsp(s) tamarind juice
6. 2 tbsps grated coconut
7. 1 1/2 tbsp Sambar Powder
8. 1 long sprig curry leaves
9. Salt to taste
10. 2 tsps oil
11. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Method of Preparation:
Cook toor dal in a pressure cooker with water, turmeric, oil and keep aside. Grind sambar powder, coconut and little water to a fine paste.
Put all the vegetables into a pan. Add water and bring to the boil until the vegetables are tender. Add salt, ground paste, tamarind, cooked dal and curry leaves. Bring it to the boil. (If necessary add little water) Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the sambar thickens. Remove from the heat. Heat oil in a pan, add seasonings when it starts to split, stir into the sambar. Serve hot with rice.
