ARRAITHUVITTA SAMBAR

In my previous post I told you how to prepare a sambar with the help of sabar powder. Now i will tell you how to prepare arraithuvitta sambar.

SAMBAR PROCEDURE

Ingredients


Thoor Dhal – 1 cup
big Onion – 2 Nos
Sambar Vegetables – 1 cup
Tomato – 4 Nos Salt – 1tsp
Tamarind – small size lemon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 10 to 15 leaves
finely chopped coriander – 2tsp
Asfoetida (perungayam) – 1/2 tsp

To fry and grind Red Chillies – 6 nos Coriander seeds (Dhaniya) -1 1/2 Table spoon Chenna dhal – 1Table spoon Methi Seeds – 1/2 tsp Black pepper – 1/2 tsp Grated coconut – 1 table spoon.

For seasoning

mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
broken urud dhal – 1 tsp
oil – 2 table spoon

Procedure

-Pressure cook thoor dhal with little turmeric powder.

- Cut the sambar vegetables in small pieces. Also chop onion and tomato longitudinally .

- Apply some oil in the kadai and fry the things to be grounded. You have to fry the coconut till it is golden brown separately. Let it cool and grind into a paste by adding some water.

-Again apply some oil in the kadai & season the mustard seeds , broken urud dhal and onion. When the onion gets fried little add the Sambar vegetables. Saute it and then add the chopped tomato and the required amount of salt. Saute for few about 2 to 3 minutes.

- In the mean time stain the tamarind with 1 1/2 cups of water. Add it to the seasoned vegetables.

- Allow the mixture to boil till the raw smell vanishes and all the vegetables are well cooked.

- Now add the well smashed thoor dhal and the prepared paste to the mixture. Mix it well and allow it to boil for another 5 minutes.

- Add few curry leaves and chopped coriander.

Arraithuvitta sambar is ready.