Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Arachuvitta Sambhar

Hey there,
Back after a long time.
I always loved the Arachuvitta sambar my friend Saro brought to college. So this is a basic sambar; only thing is you use fresh ingredients from scratch instead of using  sambar powder. 

Ingredients:
To roast and grind:
Kadalai paruppu 1-2 teaspoons
Red chillies 7-8
Coriander seeds 1 teaspoon


To Season:
Coconut oil 
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Urad dhal
Perungayam powder (Asoeftida)

Other:
Vegetables of your choice : (drumstick or Indian Brinjal or both or carrot with potato or chinna vengayam)
Thoram Parupu (Thoor dal)
Tamarind juice 1 tablespoon

Procedure:
After the "To roast" ingredients are roasted, add 2-3 teaspoons of coconut when you switch off the heat and roast until the moisture goes off. Once cooled down, grind it into a paste in a mixie.

In a pan, add the vegetables and let those cook with salt and turmeric along with boiled dal. Once cooked, add the ground paste and let it boil until the raw smell of coriander seeds goes... Add the tamarind juice and let it boil for one more minute.
In a separate kadai; In a lil coconut oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dhal, lil perungayam powder and add it to sambar. Arachuvitta sambar ready.. ! The tast lingers..