Tomato Sambar / Thakali sambar

TOMATO SAMBHAR

Tomato sambar is my husband’s all time favourite. When he was a bachelor , he and his friends had a great time preparing this sambar. He always say to me no sambar never tasted like that they prepared. Finally one day he prepared that to me. Really it was so good. This recipe is from the Tamil daily “dinakaran”. You too want to see a big smile in your hubby’s face try this.

Ingredients

Tomatoes – 4 big
Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
Lady’s fingers – 8 
small ball of jaggerry
Toor dal (thuvaram paruppu) – 2 cups 
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp 
a pinch of asafoetida 
Sambhar powder – 2tsps  
Turmeric powder  – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp 
Chilli powder – 1tsp
one cup chopped coriander leaves
oil as needed
a few curry leaves 
mustard - 1/2 tsp 
salt to taste
1/2cup tamarind pulp
 
METHOD

1. Pressure cook the toor dal and churn.

2. Cut the lady’s finger and fry it with little oil and keep aside.

3. Now add to the mashed dal, fried lady’s finger, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sambar powder, chilly powder and chopped tomatoes and add enough water and cook till the vegetables are done.

4. Finally add the tamarind pulp, salt and jaggery. Cook for few more minutes.

5. Heat some oil pop mustard, cumin seeds , asafoetida, fenu greek and curry leaves and pour into the sambar. Cook for a while on a low fire .
Remove. Add coriander leaves and serve hot .