Name: Andhra Pappu Charu or Sambar recipe by Haritha Podugu at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Toor dal 1/2 cup; Tomato 1; ladies finger 2; Drum stick-Optional-1; Bottle gourd-4 medium cut pieces-Optional; Onion- 1 medium size; Tamarind paste-1 spoon; Mirchi 2; Jeera 1/2 spoon; Mustard 1/2 spoons; pepper corns-3; Curry Leaves- 14; Coriander- Small bunch; Salt -1/2 teaspoon; Red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon; Carrot 1 medium size; Jaggery optional as per your desired flavour; Garlic Cloves-3

Ingredients Serving: 4

Toor dal 1/2 cup
Tomato 1
ladies finger 2
Drum stick-Optional-1
Bottle gourd-4 medium cut pieces-Optional
Onion- 1 medium size
Tamarind paste-1 spoon
Mirchi 2
Jeera 1/2 spoon
Mustard 1/2 spoons
pepper corns-3
Curry Leaves- 14
Coriander- Small bunch
Salt -1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon
Carrot 1 medium size
Jaggery optional as per your desired flavour
Garlic Cloves-3

Instructions

Pressure Cook toor dal and Please make sambar in the same cooker if your pressure cooker has more than or 1.5 litre capacity
Mash the toor dal and add salt, red chilli powder and Haldi
You can boil the tamarind and make a paste or you can directly add the tamarind paste. Add the tamarind paste and add 3 glasses of water.
Please keep it on medium flame and add veggies...Carrot, tomato, Mirchi, Drumstick, Onion, Bottle gourd, curry leaves
After 15 mins, you can see the change in consistency.
Take a small mixer Jar or blender...Now add 1 teaspoon toor dal+One Garlic Clove+3 Pepper Corns+1/4 Spoon Jeera and make a paste
Add this mixture to the boiling sambar and wait for 5-7 mins. now add chopped Coriander. You can add jaggery too(Optional-4 pinches of powdered Jaggery)
For tempering, Please add 2 crushed garlic cloves followed by mustard Jeera and curry leaves. And then add it to Sambar.

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