Name: Masala Sambhar recipe by Ananya Mohanty at BetterButter
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Arahar Dal - 1 Cup; Fresh Coriander chopped - 2 Tbsp; Bottle gourd diced - 1 cup; Tomatoes chopped - 1/2 cup; Onions small - 4; Drumsticks cut - 2 or 3; Curry leaves - 8 or 10; Mustard seeds - 1 tsp; Tamarind water - 1/3 to 1/2 cup; Sambhar masala - 3 tbsp; Asafoetida - 2 pinches; Chilli powder - 2 tsp; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; Salt to taste; Oil to fry; Garnish : Whole red chillies - 2 or 3; Fresh Coriander chopped - 1 Tbsp; Desi ghee/Oil - 1 tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 6

Arahar Dal - 1 Cup
Fresh Coriander chopped - 2 Tbsp
Bottle gourd diced - 1 cup
Tomatoes chopped - 1/2 cup
Onions small - 4
Drumsticks cut - 2 or 3
Curry leaves - 8 or 10
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Tamarind water - 1/3 to 1/2 cup
Sambhar masala - 3 tbsp
Asafoetida - 2 pinches
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
Garnish : Whole red chillies - 2 or 3
Fresh Coriander chopped - 1 Tbsp
Desi ghee/Oil - 1 tbsp

Instructions

Wash and soak the Arahar dal for 15 minutes, add it in a pressure cooker with 2 cups water. Wait for 3 whistles.
Simultaneously broil the drumsticks and bottle gourd with 1 cup of water till the vegetables soften.
Put a deep dish pan on high flame, add some oil and lower the flame on medium.
Add in the curry leaves, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
Next put in the tomatoes and the other two vegetables.
Take out the pressure cooked dal and blend, I used a hand blender, till smooth.
Stir in the dal paste after the tomatoes.
Bring to a boil, add in the spices starting with sambhar masala, turmeric, chili powder and salt to taste.
Add in the tamarind water as per taste. I have added 1/2 cup.
Bring to a boil one more time, then cover and keep the flame on low. Stir occasionally.
Add 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander and stir.
For Garnish: Fry whole red chilies in 1 tbsp ghee and pour over the sambhar
Sprinkle some green coriander and serve hot.

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