Idili Sambar

Ingredients:

1. Small Onions – 1 cup, peeled
2. Red Gram Dal – 1/2 cup
3. Tamarind – 1 medium lime sized
4. Tomatoes – 2
5. Green Chillies – 2
6. Salt as per taste
7. Oil – 2 tsp
8. Dhania – 2 1/2 tsp
9. Black Gram Dal – 1 1/2 tsp
10. Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
11. Bengal Gram Dal – 2 tsp
12. Red Chillies – 8
13. Fenugreek Seeds – 1/2 tsp
14. Roasted Gram – 1 tblsp
15. Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup

Method:

• Heat a tsp of oil and fry the dhania, black gram dal, cumin seeds, bengal gram dal, red chillies and fenugreek seeds till golden.
• Fry one onion and 1 tomato with little oil separately.
• Grind everything with 1/4 cup of grated fresh coconut and 1 tblsp of roasted gram
• Heat oil in a shallow pan and fry the small onions for a minute or two.
• Add enough water and boil till soft.
• Cook red gram dal in pressure cooker and mash well.
• Soak the tamarind and extract.
• Mix the onions, mashed dal, tamarind extract, ground paste with salt, slit green chillies, tomatoes.
• Boil with enough water.
• When the sambar is thick remove from fire.
• Heat one tsp of oil and add mustard seeds to splutter.
• Pour over sambar with little asafoetida powder.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with idli or dosai.