Monday, March 29, 2010

Parrupu sambar ( toor dal sambar)


Ingredients:
Toor dal - 1 cup
Red chillies - 5 nos
Coriander seeds -21/2 tbs
Methi seeds -1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 inch piece
Curry leaves - 3 tbs
Coconut scrapings - 2 tbs
Onions -1 no
Shellogs -1 small cup
Tomato - 1medium size
Salt to taste.
Method :
First dry roast coriader seeds, methi seeds ,red chillies, hing and one tablespoon of curry leaves.
Wash dal thoroughly and then put in pressure for one whistle to come.
And open after pressure is gone then add onion,tomato ,shellogs and one tablespoon of curry leaves and allow to boil for ten minutes till they becomes soft.
Now grind the roasted seeds finely and add 11/2 tablespoon of scraped coconut and again blend once , do not over grind.
Add these grinded mixture to the boiling dal and allow to boil for another five minutes.
And now the sambar is ready to tamper , take two table spoon of pure ghee allow to boil and add half spoon of mustard seeds,a pinch of hing and curry leaves and add it to sambar .
and now add vada to this sambar it tastes heaven!

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