Ingredients
To Grind :
Channa Dal - 2 spoons
Red Chilli - 5
Dhaniya - 2 spoons
Rice - 1/2 spoon
Vendayam - 1.5 spoons
Pepper Corns - 5-6
Dessicated Coconut - 1.5 spoons
Toor Dhal - 1/2 cup
Small onion 1 cup / Onion - 1 - cut into small pieces
Tomato - 1 - cut into small pieces
if using small onions Vegetables are optional
Vegetables - Drumstick few pieces, Chow Chow, Carrot - sliced
Chilli Powder - 1/2 spoon
Tamarind paste - 1 spoon
Salt - 1.5 spoons / to taste
Oil - 3 spoons
Kadugu - 1spoon
Vendhayam - 1/2 spoon
Jeeragam - 1/2 spoon
Curry Leaves - few
Hing - a good pinch.
Preparation
- Dry roast the ingredients for grinding. If using dessicated coconut /kobarai no need to roast, if using fresh coconut, add at the end to just get it a little sauted, and grind well.
- Boil Toor dhal for 2 whistles in a cooker, once the steam settles, remove the lid and smash the dhal and keep aside
- Add oil, and season with Kadugu, Vendhayam, Jeeragam, Once it splatters, add the curry leaves and saute for a few secs with hing.
- Now add the Onion and saute with the salt. Add the Tomatoes as well until it becomes soft
- Microwave the vegetables for 5 minutes, and add to the above at this point if adding.
- Now add the chilli powder and stir well. Add a little water and allow it to all mix well for few minutes
- Once it boils add the cooked dhal, and add the tamarind paste and allow it boil with water if required. The content can be dilute at this point
- Once it all comes to a boil, add the ground Sambhar powder and bring it to a boil for a few mins and switch off the flame.
- Yummy Arachita Vitta Sambar is ready.
