Radish Sambar

Ingredients:

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• Tamarind- half lemon size
• Radish-1medium size
• Onion (small Pearl onion or regular) - less than 1/4cup(Cut lengthwise)
• Tomato medium sized           
• Oil -2tbsp
• Mustard -1/4 tbsp
• Curry leaves -1spring                               
• Red chilly -1
• Turmeric pwd-1/4 tbsp
• Sambar powder (home made or store bought) - 2 tbsp( based on spicy level)
• Salt to taste
• Ghee- 1tsp (optional)
• Castor oil-2drops
• Fresh coriander leaves

Method:

1.     Take a pressure cooker; add washed toor dal, tomato and 2 drops of castor oil.

2.     Pressure cook it for 1 or 2whistles and keep it aside.

3.     Soak the tamarind in water for 30 minutes and extract the juice.

4.     Cut radish in round pieces and keep it aside.

5.     Heat oil in vessel .when oil or ghee is hot, add radish and fry for a minute.

6.     Add sambar powder and fry for a minute without burning it.

7.     Add 2 cup of water and allow it to boil in medium flame, till the raw powder smell goes.

8.     Add the cooked toor dal, salt and turmeric powder.

9.     Bring to boil and see the radish is cooked

10. Add tamarind juice and check for salt.

11. Let it boil for 3 min, check for consistency. (sambar shouldn’t be too thick or watery).

12. Remove from flame and keep aside.

13. Take a pan, heat oil and add mustard, wait to crackel.

14. Add onion, curry leaves and red chili, saute nicely to light brown.

15. Garnish with above fried mixture and freshly chopped coriander leaves.

16. Serve with rice, dosa, idly, medu vada.