Arachu Vitta Onion Sambar

Ingredients

Toor dal – 50  gms ( Pressure cooked and mashed well )
Tamarind – small gooseberry size ( soaked in hot water)
Vegetable  - 1 cup  Small Onions

For grinding of masala

Coriander seeds – 1 1/2  tbsp
Gram dal –  ½ tsp
Red chillies - 4
Coconut -5 tbsp
Fenugreek – ¼ tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Curry leaves – little
Tamato – 1(optional)

Heat a tsp of oil and fry the above ingredients one by one adding coconut and curry leaves in the end.
Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Method

Add 2 spoons of oil in a pan add small onions fry for few minutes.
Then add 1 1/2-2 cups of tamarind extract, turmeric powder, salt and boil till the raw flavour of the tamarind goes and onions cooked well.
Then add the ground paste, cooked dal along with a cup of water and boil for a few minutes. Adjust the consistency of the sambar according to your wish.
For seasoning add 2 spoons of oil heat well then add mustard and curry leaves.
Serve with rice, idli or dosa .

Combination : Goes well with potato podimas or potato fry.

( Other optional vegetables  -  Drum stick ,ladies finger, Radish or Brinjal. ( any one of the vegetable)
or mixed veg like yellow pumkin, raw tamato, brinjal, bell peppers and carrot for kadambha smbar )

Ladies finger sambar
Same ingredients and method as above.
Replace onion with ladies finger.

Health benefit of Ladies finger

Lady finger - vitamin A

They are very low in calorie
Rich sources of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins.
It is one of the green vegetables with highest levels of anti-oxidants.