Sambar
3/4 c Toor Dhal 1/2 ts Ground Turmeric 3 tb Vegetable Oil 1 c Shallots -- peeled * 1 md Potato -- peeled & diced 1 Tomato -- diced 4 tb Tamarind Paste -- ** see Note 1 1/2 ts Salt
Ingredients
- 3/4c toor dhal
- 1/2ts ground turmeric
- 3tb vegetable oil
- 1c shallots -- peeled *
- 1md potato -- peeled & diced
- 1tomato -- diced
- 4tb tamarind paste -- ** see
- 2tb sambar powder -- * see
Directions
- 1
3/4 c Toor Dhal 1/2 ts Ground Turmeric 3 tb Vegetable Oil 1 c Shallots -- peeled * 1 md Potato -- peeled & diced 1 Tomato -- diced 4 tb Tama
- 2
if you can get tamarind use it and soak a fistfull in water for half hour and then squeeze the "juice" out and discard the waste and use the
- 3
Soak toor dhal in 4 cups water for one hour in a heavy-based pot
- 4
During this time chop the onions (if you use instead of shallots), potato and tomato (green beans and carrots may also be added)
- 5
Add the turmeric powder to the soaking dhal and place on stove
- 6
Bring to boil, lower heat to keep the dhal simmering
- 7
Close pot and allow dhal to cook till tender
- 8
Soaking dhal before cooking consideraby lowers the cooking time which is about 30-45 minutes